New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi and the NCR region invoked measures under the stage- III of the Graded Response Action Plan following "very poor" air quality recorded at 354 on Friday.
The forecasts by weather agencies exhibited an increasing trend of the air quality value at 354 and the lack of dispersal of pollutants.
These measures under GRAP- III will be in addition to the already implemented actions under stages I and II of the anti-pollution plan.
Forecasts by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicate that due to slow wind speed, stable atmosphere, unfavourable weather parameters conditions and the lack of dispersal of pollutants, Delhi's average AQI is likely to breach the 4...