Delhi NCR is implementing GRAP Stage 3 measures due to severe air pollution, halting non-essential construction and restricting vehicle use. BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles are banned, impacting transportation.

Delhi’s ‘severe’ air quality has prompted the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to activate stage 3 of the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) in the Capital. This includes ban on all non-essential construction and demolition work,

Dr. Bajaj also revealed that air pollution is responsible for affecting lung development by causing premature birth, low birth weight or impairing the development of the immune system.