Delhi Air Quality Hits ‘Severe’; Centre Imposes Stage III Pollution Curbs

The Centre today invoked stricter anti-pollution curbs under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi and adjoining areas, after the city’s air quality slipped into the severe category. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that the decision was taken after Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) surged from 362 to 430 today, falling into the ‘severe’ category. Under Stage III restrictions, a ban has been imposed on non-essential construction and demo...