Delhi authorities deploy more police to enforce vehicle restrictions
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The Delhi Transport Department and Delhi Police are deploying more personnel to city borders and pollution hotspots on Monday to enforce anti-winter measures.
These measures target vehicles that do not meet BS-VI emission standards as the city enters the second day of the enforcement period. Officials stated that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Delhi Transport Corporation may increase the frequency of their services during peak hours to help commuters.
The authorities are preparing for a potential increase in traffic movement on the first working day following the new curbs. Police and transport departments are coordinating to maintain smooth traffic flow while enforcing the restrictions. To reduce the number of private vehicles on the road, the government has doubled parking charges at authorized facilities, though these charges do not apply to Metro stations.
The government also ordered private and public offices to allow 50% of their staff to work from home starting November 1. Additionally, the government revised office hours for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi government offices. The government set targets to increase daily ridership to 72 lakh on the Delhi Metro and 42 lakh on Delhi Transport Corporation buses. The city currently operates 6,840 buses, of which 5,088 are electric.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that the Winter Action Plan involves coordination between multiple agencies and relies on public participation.
