The Commission for Air Quality Management introduced these emergency curbs as Delhi reached an overall average Air Quality Index of 389. To combat suspended particles, municipal teams dispatched truck-mounted water sprinklers to key public areas like India Gate. At the same time, regional friction increased after Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed stubble burning remains a dominant factor in the capital's declining air standards.
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The Commission for Air Quality Management placed the entire national capital region under…: The Commission for Air Quality Management placed the entire national capital region under Stage III anti-pollution curbs.
Multiple monitoring stations, including Punjabi Bagh, ITO, and RK Puram, deteriorated int…: Multiple monitoring stations, including Punjabi Bagh, ITO, and RK Puram, deteriorated into the severe pollution category.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged that seventy-seven percent of Pu…: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged that seventy-seven percent of Punjab's crop stubble has already been burned.
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NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday invoked Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR as a precautionary measure ahead of Diwali, amid worsening air pollution in the region.
Delhi continued to grapple with hazardous air quality, with the city's average
Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 389 in the 'very poor' category at 8am today, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
Several monitoring stations in the national capital recorded 'severe' air quality levels. IIT Delhi and Rohini topped the list with an AQI of 474 each, followed by Punjabi Bagh at 465, RK Puram at 443, ITO at 422, Firoz Shah Road at 420 and India Gate at 403.
Meanwhile, municipal authorities deployed truck-mounted water sprinklers around India Gate as part of dust-control measures.
Other areas also reported 'very poor' air quality. Anand Vihar and Akshardham recorded an AQI of 359, while IGI Airport Terminal 3 registered 385. The AQI stood at 393 in Aya Nagar and 391 in Chandni Chowk, according to CPCB data.
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The Commission for Air Quality Management implemented immediate Stage-III restrictions across the entire National Capital Region to counter deteriorating environmental conditions. Regional authorities enacted the precautionary framework after local readings touched an average Air Quality Index of 382. These escalated interventions aim to mitigate rising toxicity levels during a critical seasonal period.