New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Delhi-NCR's revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) sets out four stages of pollution-related restrictions, with stricter measures coming into force with deteriorating air quality in the capital and the adjoining regions.

Haryana's Sonipat district has been added to the regions in which these restrictions will be in place. Other areas include Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budha Nagar. Noida, part of Gautam Budha Nagar district is also covered in this.

For a commuter, the important thing is not whether Delhi's AQI is high but the restrictions that will be invoked after each stage of the GRAP. Vehicles would face restrictions based on fa...