GRAP-III Curbs Lifted Across Delhi-NCR As Air Quality Improves

The Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) revoked the restrictions under GRAP-3 in the national capital and the adjoining NCR, as the air quality improved.

“CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revokes Stage-III

of the extant schedule of GRAP in the entire NCR, with immediate effect”, the CAQM said in a statement posted on ‘X’.

However, the statement added, the citizens need to “strictly adhere to the citizen charter under GRAP Stage 1 & 2” due to the weather conditions being “not so favourable” in the winter season and “in order to ensure that the AQI levels do not slip further”.

The order further stated that construction and demolition project sites will not be allowed to resume their operations as curbs under GRAP-I and II remain in place.

“Construction & Demolition project sites, etc., which have been issued specific closure orders on account of violations/ non-compliances of various statutory directions, rules, guidelines, etc., under no circumstances shall resume their operations without any specific order to this effect from the Commission. Actions under Stage-I & II shall, however, remain invoked and be implemented”, it added.

CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revokes Stage-III of the extant schedule of #GRAP in the entire #NCR, with immediate effect.

For more details, visit:https://t.co/ervzlEH3Jm@moefcc @PIB_India #CAQM #GoGreenBreatheClean pic.twitter.com/qnqSL4Uw3F

— Commission for Air Quality Management (@CAQM_Official) January 22, 2026

The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) involves a set of short-term measures to curb rising levels of air pollution.

Earlier on Wednesday, curbs under GRAP-4 were lifted across Delhi-NCR as the Air Quality Index (AQI) improved slightly to the ‘very poor’ category, with the city recording an AQI below the 400-mark for three consecutive days.

AQI In ‘Very Poor’ Category

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 322 at 4 P.M. on Thursday, falling in the ‘very poor’ category.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.

On the weather front, the minimum temperature was recorded at 6.3 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees below the season’s average, and the maximum temperature settled at around 25 degrees Celsius.