The air quality in Noida was highest in the NCR region with an AQI of 351 . The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) called a meeting on December 7 to look at the air quality in the national capital .
New Delhi, India, December 12: The air quality in the national capital of India was in the poorest shape with an AQI of 301 recorded on Monday.An AQI of 314 was recorded in the areas close to Delhi University.The smog levels in the national capital increased as the mercury levels fell in the city.The air quality in Noida was highest in the NCR region with an AQI of 351.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a union government body responsible for ensuring that air quality in Delhi improves, called a meeting on December 7 to look at the air quality in the national capital.According to a release from the CAQM, as Delhi has slipped into the difficult category, the sub-committee has decided that all actions as stipulated under Stage III of the GRAP, be implemented in full force in the NCR, along with all actions under Stage I and Stage II of the GRAPO.On December 4, the CAQM announced a temporary suspension on development and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR as part of its Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).The CAQM published the decision on December 4, identifying positive and negative air quality in Delhi and the national capital area.