By Admin 
The air quality has been continuously deteriorating in Delhi and surrounding areas for the last few days. On 15 May 2025, the air quality suddenly became very bad. The reason for this, with strong winds, kept coming from far and wide to the city. This change is a episodic, but this can affect the health of the people. In view of this, the sub-committee of the Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) met on 16 May and reviewed the situation.
On May 16, Delhi’s average AQI was 278, which falls in the ‘poor’ category. According to the Meteorological Department (IMD) and IITM, air quality is expected to remain in this category on 17 May. In view of this situation, the sub-committee has decided to implement the first phase of Grap (Gradeed Response Action Plan) in the entire NCR.
What is Grap Stage-I?
The purpose of Grap is to control air pollution. Stage-I are applied when AQI is in ‘bad’ (201-300) category. Under this, there are many guidelines for government, agencies and common people.
What is expected from ordinary citizens?
- Get regular service of your vehicles and keep the PUC certificate up-to-date.
- Do not keep the vehicle unnecessarily start, especially turn off the engine on the traffic signal.
- Priority to electric or hybrid trains.
- Do not burn garbage in the open.
- Do not drive old (10-15 years) petrol/diesel vehicle.
- Complain those who spread pollution on platforms like Green Delhi App, Sameer App.
- Celebrate environmentally friendly festival and avoid using firecrackers.
Instructions for government agencies
Government agencies will have to take 27 important steps such as spraying water on the roads, measures to prevent dust, timely cleaning of waste, and following the rules at construction sites.
CAQM has made it clear that all departments should follow these measures and the general public should also cooperate. It is the responsibility of all of us to become partners in keeping the air of Delhi-NCR clean. Complete information of Grap is available at https://caqm.nic.in.