CAQM chooses to not close schools, halt construction
Hindustan Times|November 14, 2024
Even as the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) breached "severe'' level on Wednesday, and forecasts by central agencies predicted a further deterioration in air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) decided against implementing the third stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) - measures that would shut in-person classes in primary schools and enforce a blanket ban on construction.

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the average AQI of 418 at 4pm deteriorated to 436 ("severe") by 6pm and further to 454 ("severe plus") by 9pm.

To be sure, Grap Stage 4 is implemented when the 24-hour average AQI, according to the CPCB's daily bulletin at 4pm, breaches the "severe plus" level. Currently, Grap Stage 2 is in place, since its implementation on October 22.

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