New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region revoked stage-3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) on Thursday amid declining air quality index (AQI) in the national capital and forecast for "moderate" air quality on both Friday and Saturday. Environmental experts, however, questioned the timing of CAQM's decision to ease restrictions, and called for the Grap implementation process to be automated to avoid any "rush". With Grap-3 restrictions being lifted, construction and demolition, mining and other allied activities can resume in the NCR. The restriction on BS-III petrol and BS-IV vehicles from plying in the region has also been eased with immediate effect, among other vehicular restrictions. "Delhi's average AQI on Thursday was recorded at 322 (very poor), as per the daily AQI Bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), clearly indicating a downward trend," CAQM stated. It added that due to the disruptive nature of Grap-3 restrictions and the forecasts, it was unanimously agreed to lift the measures in the entire NCR region with immediate effect. CAQM also shared data from its Enforcement Task Force (ETF), which had held a meeting on January 21. It said the ETF reviewed the enforcement and inspection activities carried out across the NCR during the reporting period from January 7 till 19. CAQM said that sector-wise, inspections were carried out at 241 industries, 22 diesel generator sets and five C&D sites. Further, 62 road stretches were inspected for assessment of road dust and waste accumulation. Meanwhile, the air quality in Gurugram continued to remain under the "very poor" category, with the air quality index (AQI) lodged at 366 at 4pm on Thursday, according to the daily bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to CPCB's Sameer app, at 8pm on Thursday, the district recorded an AQI of 375. Out of the three active monitoring stations, two were at the "severe" category, including Sector 51 station at 402 and Vikas Sadan at 416.The third station, NISE Gwal Pahari recorded an AQI of 306. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a yellow alert in Gurugram and adjoining southern Haryana districts for today, with the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning at a few places. The weekly weather report predicted a light to moderate rainfall at many places in the district today. IMD forecasted the rain showers, along with gusty winds speeding between 40-50 km/h, expected to pick up to 60 km/h today. "Due to the western disturbance now seen as a trough in the middle and upper tropospheric westerlies, rainfall with an intensity of 2.5 to 15.2mm is expected at a few places in Gurugram today," a senior IMD official said. As per IMD's live regional weather report, the rainfall starting with 1.44mm during the early morning hours today will likely rise to 5.91mm in the evening. The district recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8degC and a maximum temperature of 22.8degC on Thursday....