Very Poor
AQI 301–400 · reading here 312
Carries Stage I with it — restrictions add up.
What you are asked to do
CAQM's Citizen Charter
The schedule carries its own charter addressed to residents. This is the list for Stage II, including the stages below it.
- Keep your vehicle's engine properly tuned and its tyre pressure correct.
- Keep your PUC certificate up to date.
- Do not idle your vehicle; turn the engine off at red lights.
- Prefer a hybrid or electric vehicle.
- Do not litter or dump waste in open spaces.
- Report air-polluting activity — this app is one of those channels.
- Plant more trees.
- Celebrate festivals without firecrackers.
- Do not drive end-of-life vehicles (10-year diesel / 15-year petrol).
- Use public transport and cut down on personal vehicle trips.
- Take the less congested route, even if it is slightly longer.
- Replace your vehicle's air filter at the recommended interval.
- Avoid dust-generating construction work between October and January.
- Avoid open burning of solid waste and biomass.
What is restricted
Tap Report on anything you can actually see happening. A reported violation lands in the ward action queue with a response clock on it.
Open burning of biomass and municipal solid waste is prohibited, and violations carry the maximum environmental compensation under the NGT's orders.
No illegal dumping of waste on open land; municipal, construction and hazardous waste must be lifted regularly from dedicated sites.
Construction and demolition sites must control dust: material stored covered, carried only in covered vehicles, anti-smog guns in proportion to built-up area. Projects of 500 sqm or more must be registered on the state's portal.
Roads are to be mechanically swept and water-sprinkled, and the dust collected disposed of scientifically.
Diesel generator sets must not be run as a regular source of power.
Coal and firewood are banned as fuel in tandoors in hotels, restaurants and open eateries, which must use electricity, gas or other clean fuel.
Visibly polluting vehicles are to be impounded or penalised, and PUC norms strictly enforced.
The ban on firecrackers is to be strictly enforced.
Industrial units, brick kilns and hot-mix plants may use only approved fuels and must meet prescribed emission standards.
Identified roads are swept mechanically and sprinkled daily, with dust suppressants, before peak traffic hours.
Inspections of dust control at construction and demolition sites are intensified.
Targeted action is directed at each identified pollution hotspot.
What the forecast would mean
CAQM can invoke a stage before the air arrives, on IMD/IITM forecasts. These are this app's own modelled projections, not CAQM's, and not a declaration — but they show which way the ladder is pointing.
How the ladder works
| Stage | Delhi AQI | Category |
|---|---|---|
| I | 201–300 | Poor |
| II | 301–400 | Very Poor — this reading |
| III | 401–450 | Severe |
| IV | 451+ | Severe + |
Be told when the stage changes
A stage can be invoked before the air arrives, and the restrictions change with it. One notification per step up or down for NH-48 — not a daily reading.
Stored as an anonymous browser subscription on this device: no name, no number, no account. The notification carries no detail — your device fetches the message from this app, so the push service never sees what it was about. Turn it off here at any time.
Why reporting is part of the plan
The schedule does not only instruct agencies. At Stage I it requires authorities to run mobile apps that tell people the pollution level, let them report polluting activity to the concerned authority, and tell them what government will do about it — and to act quickly on the complaints that come in. That is this app's job, and your report is the input it runs on.
Report something you can seeSummarised from the Commission for Air Quality Management's Graded Response Action Plan for the NCR, revision of 21 November 2025, including its Citizen Charter. This is a plain-language summary for residents and is not the legal text; the schedule published by CAQM is the authority, and some measures listed there apply specifically within Delhi. Stage III and IV also carry restrictions on goods vehicles, schooling and commercial activity that are decided by the state governments.