Delhi-NCR curbs pollution: GRAP Stage-II implemented ahead of Diwali – here’s what’s allowed and what’s not | Explained | Today’s news

Delhi-NCR has moved into Phase II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air pollution levels worsened sharply, with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) with immediate effect on Monday 2

The decision comes ahead of Diwali as Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday shot up to 324, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category. The city’s air quality deteriorated from a “moderate” category on 31 October, when the AQI was 117, to a “poor” category of 261 on 1 November.

(This is a developing story. More to come)