Air quality panel revokes Stage III of GRAP as Delhi pollution eases

On Monday Punjab reported only four incidents of residue burning as against 2,175 reported on Sunday

Amid improving pollution levels in Delhi, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Monday relaxed the restrictions and further rollback Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect in the entire National Capital Region (NCR). 

"Due to forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) not indicating any steep degradation in the overall air quality of Delhi-NCR in the next few days with Air Quality Index (AQI) likely to stay in the ‘Poor’ category, it is advisable to relax the restrictions and further roll back Stage III of the GRAP