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The Centre’s panel on Delhi-NCR’s air quality on Sunday announced imposing restrictions under GRAP 2 in the national capital a day ahead of Diwali.
“The AQI of Delhi has shown an increasing trend since morning and has been recorded as 296 at 4:00 PM and 302 at 7:00 PM. The forecast by IMD/IITM also predicts further deterioration of AQI in coming days,” the Commission for Air Quality Management said in a statement.
“The Sub-Committee, accordingly decides to invoke all actions under Stage-II (‘Very Poor’ Air Quality) of the extant GRAP in the entire NCR, with immediate effect, in addition to the Stage-I actions already in force,” the central agency’s statement added.
The GRAP 2 restrictions come as the national capital recorded ‘poor’ Air Quality Index (AQI) for sixth consecutive day on Sunday, even as the air quality level is expected to deteriorate on Diwali.
The AQI on Sunday evening was recorded at 296, nearing ‘very poor’ levels, the Central Pollution Control Board said in its daily bulletin. Meanwhile, the pollution levels in Noida and Ghaziabad was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category, while that of Faridabad was at ‘moderate’ levels.
The AQI in the national capital was 268 on Saturday, and was recorded on 254 and 245 on the two previous days. The quality is expected to deteriorate further given the bursting of green firecrackers, which have been allowed in the capital ‘on a test case basis’.
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