New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Sunday reimposed restrictions under the stage-3 of anti-pollution measures GRAP, banning all non-essential construction work and plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR, the air quality in the national capital and NCR returned severe again.
On Sunday morning, Delhi continued to reel under severe cold conditions as the minimum temperature dropped to 3.5 degrees Celsius – this winter’s lowest – and a thick layer of fog was seen in several parts of the city, weather officials said.
This was a marginal dip from Saturday’s 3.6 degrees Celsius and Friday’s 3.9 degrees Celsius – both of which were the season’s lowest on the day. Delhi’s minimum temperature recorded on Sunday was four notches below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The average AQI at 9am on Sunday was 458 (severe) – a deterioration from Saturday’s reading of 399 (very poor).
CAQM measures, invoked for the third time this winter, effectively ban BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers from plying in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar. The measures also put an immediate ban on private construction in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
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