Environment
Delhi winter pollution plan starts November 1
Hindustan Times·
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta announced a Winter Action Plan from November 1 to February 28. Non-Delhi vehicles below BS-VI standards face an entry ban from November 1 to January 31. Authorised parking charges will be doubled, and offices face a 50 percent work-from-home split. The No PUC, No Fuel rule has applied at Delhi-NCR pumps since October 1.
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What It Means For You
- MCD offices will run from 8:30 am to 5 pm; GNCTD offices from 10 am to 6:30 pm.
- The parking hike excludes Delhi Metro Rail Corporation facilities.
- Fuel stations will not serve vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control certificate.
What's Happening
- The 50 percent work-from-home order covers government and private offices through February 28.
- Construction and demolition curbs are bundled with AI-based site monitoring.
- The package also lists more electric buses, Metro links and carpooling.
Who ordered the fuel curb
- CAQM ordered in May that no fuel be dispensed without a valid PUC certificate.
- Number-plate recognition cameras are used to enforce the PUC fuel rule.
- The winter package was announced on Tuesday ahead of the November 1 start.
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