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In response to concerns over air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi administration issued an order prohibiting vehicles from entering the city until November 30th, except for those transporting critical goods.
CNG/electric vehicles transporting non-essential goods, on the other hand, are permitted to enter Delhi.
The decision comes as it is expected that the air quality would be quite poor for the next few days. According to the Delhi Air Quality Early Warning System, “the air quality is likely to remain in the upper end of very poor category on November 27 and November 28 and the air quality for subsequent five days is also likely to remain in the very poor category, though gradual improvement is likely from November 27 till November 30.”
The order released by the Delhi government says, “… with regards to the previous direction issued on 21 November, to stop the entry of truck except the trucks carrying essential commodities till November 26 representation have also been received to review the decision and grant permission to truck to enter Delhi/allow CNG run trucks to enter Delhi”
“In the view of the above, …. following direction has been issued: Stop entry of truck in Delhi except those carrying essential commodities/CNG, e-trucks carrying non-essential items from today till Nov 30″
Following the Supreme Court’s judgment, the Delhi government reimposed the construction and demolition ban earlier this week. However, beginning Monday, it will restart physical education sessions in schools, colleges, and other educational institutions, as well as reopen government offices.
As per the Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the AQI stood in a very poor category.
The air quality in the national capital has been fluctuating between the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category since the beginning of November. However, Delhi’s AQI is expected to improve from November 29 due to high wind speed.