Watch: Delhi disappears in toxic smog; 40 stations go 'red' as residents struggle to breathe
Delhi's air quality plunged into the 'severe' category with AQI reaching 497, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to invoke GRAP Stage IV pollution-control curbs. Residents reported breathing difficulties, while environmentalists criticized GRAP as a reactive, temporary solution to long-term policy failures. Schools are now conducting hybrid classes, and offices are operating at 50% physical strength.
Delhi's air quality plunged into the 'severe' category with AQI reaching 497, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to invoke GRAP Stage IV pollution-control curbs. Residents reported breathing difficulties, while environmentalists criticized GRAP as a reactive, temporary solution to long-term policy failures. Schools are now conducting hybrid classes, and offices are operating at 50% physical strength.
