With the IMD and the IITM forecasts suggesting an improvement in the air quality, the Sub-Committee unanimously decided to watch the situation for a day or more, before invoking Stage 3 of GRAP.
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The air quality forecasts by the India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology do not indicate any steep degradation in the overall air quality of Delhi-NCR in the coming days, the CAQM said.
The average AQI in Delhi, measured at 4 pm daily, was registered at 419 on Thursday. Preceding values were 401 on Wednesday, 397 on Tuesday, and 358 on Monday, as the air quality majorly deteriorated after Diwali.