Delhi coordinates with neighboring cities to reduce winter air pollution
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The Delhi government and police from neighboring National Capital Region (NCR) cities met to coordinate measures to reduce air pollution from vehicles before the winter season.
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa chaired a virtual meeting with traffic police and officials from Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram, Sonipat, and Bahadurgarh. The group discussed strategies to improve traffic flow and decrease emissions caused by road congestion. Officials plan to deploy traffic personnel at high-congestion areas, especially near the borders of the NCR.
They will also enforce stricter rules on Pollution Under Control (PUC) standards by stopping and impounding polluting vehicles. The government will divert trucks not heading to Delhi toward the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways. Authorities will also restrict overage diesel and petrol vehicles based on previous orders from the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal. The plan includes banning interstate buses that do not meet specific fuel and emission standards.
Only buses running on electricity, compressed natural gas (CNG), or BS-VI-compliant diesel will be allowed into the region. To help motorists, the Transport Department will install banners and signs at border checkpoints and launch awareness campaigns across social and electronic media. The Delhi Traffic Police reported that they currently issue more than 10,000 fines daily for traffic and pollution violations.
