CAQM Lifts GRAP Stage-I Curbs in Delhi-NCR After AQI Falls to 88

Overview

• CAQM revoked Stage-I actions across the region after Monday's reading showed Delhi's Air Quality Index at 88 in the satisfactory band.
• Rain and favorable weather drove the short-term drop in pollution, according to the official order.
• With GRAP-1 off, the ban on coal and firewood in tandoors and the curbs on diesel generator use no longer apply.
• The GRAP Sub-Committee said IMD and IITM expect air quality to stay satisfactory to moderate in the coming days.
• The move cancels the April 16 order that had invoked Stage-I, and it comes as CAQM also presses long-term compliance, including a Rs 61.85 crore penalty on six nearby coal plants for missing biomass co-firing rules.