Delhi bans construction dust, waste burning from November 1

The Union environment ministry has said a set of measures to combat pollution in the coming winter in the national capital has been finalised, which includes staggered office timings, restrictions on vehicular and industrial emissions and curbs on dust generating construction and demolition activities. The development came during a meeting held on Monday, chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, to review Delhi’s air pollution mitigation action plan. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and others Delhi ministers attended the meeting.Addressing the meeting,Bhupender Yadav called for organising Jan Bhagidari events at the 37 identified hotspots in Delhi by October 10, involving relevant stakeholders. Yadav directed that actionable points be identified for each hotspot and their implementation closely monitored. Public representatives would be visiting these hotspots and reviewing the implementation of air pollution mitigation measures on the ground. These area-specific intervent.

Centre and the Delhi Govt have indentified 10 points to check #pollution during winter. Delhi will translate these 10 priorities into decisive action on the ground through strong coordination, effective implementation and Janbhagidari, says CM Rekha Gupta. pic.twitter.com/EJ8KkjlSP2

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Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta said the Delhi Government has undertaken several measures to improve air quality and stressed the need to ensure that decisions taken and action points identified translate into effective implementation on the ground. There will also be restrictions on entry of all vehicles registered outside Delhi and below BS-VI emission standards, except CNG and EV vehicles, with effect from November 1, 2026. To tackle industrial pollution, a “decision was taken to strengthen industrial enforcement, operationalise an AI-enabled command and control centre, increase monitoring stations from 47 to 60, and deploy 334 enforcement teams to enforce strict action against non-conforming polluting industries," the officia said.