India, Nov. 20 -- Despite the enforcement of GRAP 3 across Delhi NCR, construction activity continued at multiple private sites even as the city's air quality index (AQI) touched 300 on Wednesday, placing it in the poor category. Non-essential construction and demolition (C and D) work is banned under the current stage of the Graded Response Action Plan, yet work was found ongoing in sectors 46, 53 and 57.

Under GRAP 3, only critical public projects, including metro work, hospitals and infrastructure linked to national security, are exempt. Civic agencies are required to conduct strict inspections, seize visibly polluting vehicles, and ensure dust control at all active C and D locations.

In Sector 57's H Block, near Artemis Hospital, a ...