CAQM revokes Stage-I of GRAP across NCR as Delhi's AQI improves to 85 ('Satisfactory')
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) revoked Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region on 15 March 2025, after Delhi's AQI improved to 85 ('Satisfactory').
Summary
The Sub-Committee on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) met on 15 March 2025 and unanimously revoked Stage-I of GRAP across the entire NCR with immediate effect. Delhi's AQI for the day was 85 ('Satisfactory') as per the CPCB bulletin, helped by favourable winds and light rain, and IMD/IITM forecasts indicated air quality would stay 'Satisfactory' to 'Moderate'. Agencies were told to keep following the Commission's statutory directions so that air quality does not slip to 'Poor'.
Key facts
- Date
- 15 March 2025
- Decision
- GRAP Stage-I revoked across NCR
- Delhi AQI
- 85 — 'Satisfactory' (CPCB)
- Body
- CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP
- Forecast
- Satisfactory to Moderate (IMD/IITM)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which body revoked Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the NCR on 15 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas
The CAQM's Sub-Committee on GRAP revoked Stage-I across the entire NCR with immediate effect.
Delhi's AQI of 85, recorded on 15 March 2025 when GRAP Stage-I was revoked, falls in which AQI category?
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Correct answer: B — Satisfactory
An AQI of 85 is in the 'Satisfactory' category (51–100).