The Centre’s air quality panel has directed the authorities to impose a ban on construction and demolition activities in the Delhi-NCR
The Centre’s air quality panel has directed the authorities to impose a ban on construction and demolition activities in the Delhi-NCR
Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Monday morning and the city recorded a minimum temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average.
With pollution levels worsening, the Centre’s air quality panel has directed the authorities to impose a ban on construction and demolition activities in the Delhi-NCR, except in essential projects, and other curbs under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan.
The relative humidity at 8.30 am stood at 90%, officials said.
The weatherman predicted mainly clear skies for the day with the maximum temper likely to settle at 32 degrees Celsius.
GRAP is a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in the capital and its vicinity according to the severity of the situation.
It classifies the air quality in the Delhi-NCR under four different stages: Stage I – “Poor” (AQI 201-300); Stage II – “Very Poor” (AQI 301-400); Stage III – “Severe” (AQI 401-450); and Stage IV – “Severe Plus” (AQI >450).
