New Delhi: Bar on entry of vehicles that are registered outside Delhi and conform to standards below BS-VI, no fuel without PUCC, emphasis on 50% work from home, and monitoring construction dust using AI cameras are some key features of Delhi’s winter action plan.Stressing on clean air, healthy families and a pollution-free Delhi, chief minister Rekha Gupta said most of the measures under the plan will be in force from Nov 1 to Feb 28.To control construction and demolition-related dust, Delhi govt will impose time-bound restrictions on demolition and outdoor civil construction activities that generate dust. There will be a complete ban on them from Dec 10 to Jan 20.CNG and EVs are exempt from the vehicular restriction that will be in force from Nov 1 to Jan 31. Staggered office timings and work-from-home measures will be introduced. MCD offices will function from 8.30 am to 5 pm, while offices under Delhi govt will be open from 10 am to 6.30 pm. Govt and private offices will reduce their in-office workforce by 50%. These measures are aimed at reducing peak-hour traffic and vehicular emissions during the winter pollution period.
