Last Updated on December 14, 2025 11:45 am by INDIAN AWAAZ
AMN / NEW DELHI
Amid deteriorating air quality GRAP Stage 4 in the entire Delhi-NCR region has been imposed with immediate effect amid worsening air pollution. The Air quality has hit Severe+’ (Delhi AQI > 450). CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management) has invoked all actions under GRAP Stage-IV in Delhi-NCR in addition to the actions under Stages I, II and III of the extant GRAP already in force in the region.
The decision was taken after the Air Quality Index in the city crossed the severe category mark this morning. This is in addition to the actions under Stages I and II of extant GRAP already in-force in the region.
The restrictions include a complete ban on non-essential construction and demolition activities including earthwork, piling, trenching, and Road construction activities and major repairs. Furthermore, BS-4 diesel operated Light Commercial Vehicles registered outside Delhi are not allowed to enter the capital except those carrying essential commodities or providing essential services.
Keeping in view the prevailing trend of air quality and in an effort to prevent further deterioration of air quality in the region, the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP decides to invoke all actions as envisaged under Stage-IV of the extant GRAP – ‘Severe+’ Air Quality (DELHI AQI > 450), with immediate effect, in the entire NCR. AQI (Air Quality Index) was around 488 in Anand Vihar, categorised as ‘Severe’, as claimed by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board).
Delhi Pollution: Govt asks all schools to conduct classes up to IX and XI in hybrid mode
VINIT WAHI / NEW DELHI
The Delhi Directorate of Education has directed all schools to conduct classes for students up to Class IX and XI in a hybrid mode in light of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital. This decision follows an order issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management, which invoked Stage-IV actions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect to curb further worsening of air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR.
According to the circular issued yesterday, government, government-aided, and unaided recognised private schools under the Directorate of Education, NDMC, MCD, and the Delhi Cantonment Board have been instructed to offer both physical and online classes wherever feasible until further orders.
For students of Classes 10 and 12, classes will continue to be held in schools. Stage 4 curbs include a ban on all construction activities and the entry of non-essential polluting trucks into Delhi.
The decision comes as the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital region worsened, crossing the 400 mark in several areas.
The Delhi government has also directed all government and private offices in the city to shift at least 50 percent of their staff to work from home. A similar directive had been issued on November 24 following the implementation of GRAP-3 measures, but it was later withdrawn after the restrictions were lifted later that month.