<p>New Delhi: The Centre's air quality panel has announced stricter pollution control measures for the Delhi-NCR under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), effective from 8 am on Monday, including a ban on truck entry and a temporary halt on construction at public projects.</p><p>The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) issued the order as Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) worsened, reaching 441 at 4 pm and rising to 457 by 7 pm due to unfavourable weather conditions.</p><p>According to the order, no trucks will be allowed into Delhi except for those carrying essential items or using clean fuel (LNG/CNG/BS-VI diesel/electric).</p>.Delhi govt impounds over 2,200 overage vehicles to combat air pollution.<p>Non-essential light commercial vehicles registered outside Delhi will also be prohibited, except for EVs and CNG and BS-VI diesel ones.</p><p>Delhi-registered BS-IV or older diesel medium and heavy goods vehicles are banned, except for those in essential services, the panel said.</p><p>All construction activities, including highways, roads, flyovers, power lines, pipelines and other public projects, have been suspended.</p><p>The CAQM suggested online teaching for the students of Classes 6 to 9 and Class 11.</p><p>It also recommended that offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) work at 50 per cent capacity, with the rest working from home.</p><p>Work-from-home options may be introduced for central government employees, the panel said.</p><p>State governments could also decide to close colleges, limit non-essential commercial activities and implement odd-even vehicle rules, it said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Centre's air quality panel has announced stricter pollution control measures for the Delhi-NCR under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), effective from 8 am on Monday, including a ban on truck entry and a temporary halt on construction at public projects.</p><p>The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) issued the order as Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) worsened, reaching 441 at 4 pm and rising to 457 by 7 pm due to unfavourable weather conditions.</p><p>According to the order, no trucks will be allowed into Delhi except for those carrying essential items or using clean fuel (LNG/CNG/BS-VI diesel/electric).</p>.Delhi govt impounds over 2,200 overage vehicles to combat air pollution.<p>Non-essential light commercial vehicles registered outside Delhi will also be prohibited, except for EVs and CNG and BS-VI diesel ones.</p><p>Delhi-registered BS-IV or older diesel medium and heavy goods vehicles are banned, except for those in essential services, the panel said.</p><p>All construction activities, including highways, roads, flyovers, power lines, pipelines and other public projects, have been suspended.</p><p>The CAQM suggested online teaching for the students of Classes 6 to 9 and Class 11.</p><p>It also recommended that offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) work at 50 per cent capacity, with the rest working from home.</p><p>Work-from-home options may be introduced for central government employees, the panel said.</p><p>State governments could also decide to close colleges, limit non-essential commercial activities and implement odd-even vehicle rules, it said.</p>