Over 300 Flights Delayed At Delhi Airport; No GRAP 3 Anti-Pollution Measures In Smog-Hit Delhi, Know Why?

The Delhi airport issued an advisory for passengers, alerting them of the low visibility.

“Low visibility procedures in progress at Delhi Airport. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information,” it wrote on X.

Meanwhile;e, Environment Minister Gopal Rai confirmed that the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP 3) will not be imposed for now despite Delhi’s air quality being in the ‘severe’ category for a second day on Thursday.

“For the last two days, for the first time this season, AQI has gone above 400 in Delhi. Many people have questions in their minds about why the AQI which was in the ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ category since October 14 suddenly went into the ‘severe’ category. Meteorologists have reported that due to snowfall in the mountains, a drop in the temperature of Delhi has been recorded. Due to this, dry conditions have been created in the morning and evening in the entirety of North India,” Rai said.