The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for formulating strategies to combat pollution in the region, met on January 1 following improvement in air quality.
The Commission for Air Quality Management ordered a ban on non-essential construction work, stone crushing, and mining in Delhi-NCR due to unfavourable meteorological conditions and a sudden spike in AQI.
The Centre has implemented stage-IV measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect as the air quality in the national capital and its neighbouring cities remains in the 'severe plus' category