CAQM puts Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan in force across Delhi and NCR

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CAQM puts Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan in force across Delhi and NCR

6 November 2026

The Commission for Air Quality Management announced Stage three of the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi and NCR as the air moved close to the severe band. The Graded Response Action Plan is a set of short term emergency measures and is divided into four stages that follow the level of air pollution. The overall AQI for the city settled at 391. Of the 59 monitoring stations in the city, 30 recorded severe air at 9 a.m. and the rest were in the very poor band. Stage 3 bans BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel or lower light motor vehicles in Delhi and in districts including Gurugram and Faridabad. Classes of students up to grade 5 shift to hybrid mode in Delhi and in those districts.

Stages in the plan: four stages AQI reading: 391 Vehicles barred: BS-III

Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is that the Commission for Air Quality Management runs the Graded Response Action Plan, which has four stages that follow the level of air pollution.

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6 November 2026 Source: The Hindu

In plain words

CAQM Commission for Air Quality Management — The statutory body for air quality in the National Capital Region and nearby areas.

GRAP Graded Response Action Plan — A staged set of curbs that tighten as air pollution rises.