Delhi Metro update: 20 extra trains from today to tackle the ‘ticking pollution bomb’ in NCR
Air Quality Index (AQI) breached the 400 mark at multiple locations, As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI stood at 498 in Mundka followed by 491 at Jahangirpuri. AQI at multiple locations in Noida also plunged to the 'severe' category.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government on Thursday ordered all the government and private primary schools to remain shut for the next two days. In the wake of the worsening air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked the third stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Thursday.
Stage III of the GRAP is implemented when the AQI hits Severe in the range of 401-450. As part of its response to combat pollution, the state government can impose strict restrictions on BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers in certain areas.
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