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NEW DELHI
Teams of the Transport Department and Traffic Police fanned retired crossed Delhi’s borders connected Saturday arsenic the prohibition connected non-Delhi-registered commercialized vehicles with BS-III compliance oregon little emanation standards commenced, amid a dip successful the Capital’s aerial quality.
The measurement follows the October 17 directive of the Commission for Air Quality Management successful the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) banning the introduction of specified vehicles into the nationalist superior from November 1.
It had issued the bid arsenic portion of its program to amended aerial quality, which slipped into the ‘very poor’ class connected Saturday. Delhi’s 24-hour mean aerial prime scale (AQI) stood astatine 303 astatine 4 p.m., up from 218 a time earlier.
According to authoritative data, the contamination levels are expected to stay astatine akin levels for astatine slightest the adjacent six days. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) classifies ‘very poor’ aerial prime (AQI betwixt 301-400) arsenic apt to origin respiratory unwellness connected prolonged exposure. The Central government’s Air Quality Early Warning System forecast said aerial prime is apt to stay ‘very poor’ till November 4.
Joint deployment
To enforce the latest ban, a elder Transport Department authoritative said 23 associated teams person been formed successful collaboration with the Delhi Traffic police. They person been deployed astatine large introduction points, including Kundli, Tikri, Rajokri, Aya Nagar, Kalindi Kunj, Auchandi, Mandoli, Kapashera, and Bajghera toll points connected the Dwarka Expressway, among others.
“Approximately 50,000 to 70,000 vehicles beneath BS-IV standards volition beryllium barred from entering Delhi,” the authoritative said.
However, commercialized goods vehicles registered successful Delhi, BS-VI compliant, oregon those moving connected CNG, LNG, oregon energy are exempt from the ban.
A elder constabulary serviceman added that aggregate signages person been enactment up astatine borderline points, and posts connected societal media and advertisements person been issued to make consciousness among transporters. “Strict enactment volition beryllium taken against violators recovered wrong the metropolis limits,” the serviceman said.
Meanwhile, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa reviewed contamination power measures astatine Anand Vihar, 1 of the city’s astir polluted zones.
He directed officials to decongest roads, guarantee buses halt lone astatine designated bays, and run anti-smog guns and mist sprayers during highest hours. Mr. Sirsa stressed the request for continuous monitoring crossed hotspots successful the city. “Each hotspot has unsocial challenges and our teams are addressing them scientifically,” helium said, adding that akin reviews are planned for Ashok Vihar and Punjabi Bagh.
“Through proactive teamwork among civic bodies, enforcement agencies, and citizens, we purpose to marque Delhi’s aerial cleaner and healthier,” the Environment Minister said.
