‘Extremely unfavourable’: Delhi to choke on ’severe’ to ’severe plus’; check predictions for next six days
Live MintThe Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, in its daily bulletin, has predicted that air quality will remain in the 'severe' or 'severe+' category for the next six days due to extremely unfavorable meteorological conditions that hinder the dispersal of pollutants. Earlier on Sunday, the Commission for Air Quality Management imposed GRAP Stage IV after the average Air Quality Index hit 441 at 4 pm and worsened to 457 by 7 pm. Tighter pollution control measures, including a ban on truck entry and the suspension of construction at public projects, were enforced in Delhi on Monday morning as part of efforts to combat the worsening air quality. As the AQI crossed 450, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas implemented Graded Response Action Plan Stage-IV restrictions in Delhi-NCR.