Experts anticipate that the air quality will improve to the "poor" range by Tuesday, thanks to the expected rainfall

GRAP 3 was reimposed after the air quality deteriorated. However, the city's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) on Sunday stood at 339 at 4 pm.

BS 3 petrol and BS 4 diesel cars were banned from roads in Delhi after GRAP Stage 3 measures were implemented on Friday (January 3).

The IMD has predicted rain in northwest India over the next two-three days due to back-to-back western disturbances.

NCR’s air quality revoked stage 3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan on Sunday after air pollution levels eased. Stage 3, which was imposed on Friday, includes a ban on non-essential construction work.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has lifted Stage III restrictions in Delhi-NCR after a significant improvement in the air quality index (AQI).

Meanwhile, PM Modi inaugurated a 13-km section of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor from Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh to New Ashok Nagar and took a ride on a Namo Bharat train from Sahibabad station to New Ashok Nagar station.

The Centre's panel on Delhi-NCR air quality has lifted stage 3 restrictions, thanks to improved meteorological conditions. The AQI was 339, with further improvement expected. Stage 3 restrictions included bans on certain vehicles and construction,

According to forecasts from the India Meteorological Department and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, the air quality is predicted to improve further -- from "severe" to "poor" -- due to favourable meteorological conditions.

Forecast suggests that the AQI is likely to be in the “poor” range with a reading below 300 in the coming days

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Sunday revoked the curbs under its anti-pollution Graded Action Response Plan's (GRAP) stage III, after the city's AQI level (Air Quality Index) witnessed an improvement.