Issued under Section 12 of the CAQM Act, 2021, the order directs NCR state governments and the Delhi government to implement two measures. NCR’s air quality often deteriorated to the “Severe” and “Severe+” categories during early to mid-November, based on AQI data from 2018 to 2025. NCR's air quality has declined into the poor category, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to act.