GRAP, in all its four versions, is an emergency measure—a band-aid used when Delhi-NCR’s air quality turns poisonous. Like all emergency measures, it comes with inconveniences. But some of its measures are defeating the very purpose it’s used for.

On Sunday night, the weatherman forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain in Delhi and the maximum and minimum temperatures at 20 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The maximum temperature was recorded three notches above normal at 24.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Prashant Tamta Updated : Dec 22, 2024, 06:58 PM IST Delhi's air quality turned 'severe' on Sunday, with the 24-hour average AQI recorded at 409,

Delhi's air quality deteriorated on Sunday with the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching the 'severe' category at 409 at 4 pm, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

This cycle of pollution has been ongoing since the night of December 16, when Delhi's air first plunged into hazardous territory.

Delhi's air quality worsened to the 'severe' category with AQI reaching 409. High PM2.5 levels pose health risks. Stage IV GRAP measures, including construction bans, are enforced. Light rain is forecast on Monday.

The Centre's air quality panel for Delhi-NCR imposed the Stage 4 curbs under the winter air pollution control plan, including a ban on all construction activities.

Delhi woke up to a layer of smog on Sunday morning, with the air quality record to be in the ‘severe’ category at most locations in the national capital. Parts of the city were covered by a dense layer of smog,

The minimum temperature, according to the India Meteorological Department, was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

The air quality in Delhi has reached alarming levels, with the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to 409 on Sunday.