With Delhi’s air high quality index (AQI) bettering to ‘very poor’ class, the Commission for Air Quality Management within the National Capital Region (NCR) lifted the stage IV measures underneath GRAP.

The determination to take away the ban on plying of non-BS VI diesel-run mild motor autos in Delhi-NCR and entry of vehicles into the capital, imposed underneath the ultimate stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), was taken at a assessment assembly on Sunday. The curbs had been put in place three days in the past within the wake of the air pollution ranges reaching extreme class within the area.

The panel cited forecasts that stated air high quality will stay in the identical class for the following few days. All measures till solely Stage III will apply throughout NCR from now.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) information, Delhi’s total AQI at 1.10pm stood at 341. The minimal temperature settled at 17.5 levels Celsius through the day, three notches above the season’s common.

According to a PTI report, the areas within the nationwide capital that recorded an AQI within the “very poor” class had been Alipur at 357, Shadipur at 321, NSIT Dwarka at 348, DTU Delhi at 306, ITO at 335, Sirifort at 351, Mandir Marg at 333, RK Puram at 365 and Aya Nagar at 333.

North Campus DU recorded an AQI of 343, Mathura Road 324, PUSA 304, IGI Airport 332, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 351, Nehru Nagar 362, Patparganj 359, Ashok Vihar 357, Sonia Vihar 372, Jahangirpuri 370, Rohini 361, Narela 364 and Bawana 373.

Punjabi Bagh, Lodhi Road and Dilshad Garden recorded “poor” AQI at 272, 278 and 284, respectively.

An AQI between zero and 50 is taken into account “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.

(With company)