India, Nov. 13 -- Despite the imposition of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) stage 3 on Tuesday by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR, unchecked waste burning, ongoing construction activities and Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) plants continue to operate across Gurugram while the city's air quality has plunged into "very poor" category on Wednesday.

To be sure, curbs on private construction come into effect under the Grap Stage-3. Under Stage-3 of Grap, all non-essential construction and demolition activities are banned, except for critical public projects, such as metro work, hospitals, and infrastructure related to national security.

In Sector 79, residents alleged that a RMC plant located close to residentia...