Is your vehicle Delhi-ready? Only BS6, CNG or EV commercial vehicles allowed from November 1
Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025
, announced that from November 1, only BS-VI, CNG, or electric commercial vehicles will be allowed to enter the city.
'From November 1, 2025, any vehicle that comes to Delhi will have to be a BS6, CNG, or EV commercial vehicle,' Gupta said at a press conference.
She emphasised that the state government's vision is centred around creating a 'clean, green, and healthy Delhi', and that the Delhi Environment Ministry has prepared a comprehensive mitigation plan for the year to help realise that vision.
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'Environment Day is very close, and air pollution in Delhi is a matter that is related to all of us. For years, we have been suffering from air pollution. We have a dream – Clean Delhi, Green Delhi, Healthy Delhi. I am very happy that our Environment Department and Minister have drafted a fantastic Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025,' the Chief Minister said.
As part of the plan, Gupta said Delhi is set to witness its first artificial rain soon, facilitated by cloud seeding technology.
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'Very soon, Delhi will have its first artificial rain through cloud seeding,' she said.
The Delhi government, she added, is also working on collaborations with scientific institutions to introduce advanced methods of pollution control. One such collaboration is with IIT Kanpur, which will help implement cloud seeding and artificial rain as a pilot project under a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
'To reduce and eliminate pollution, we will sign MoUs with all our science organisations, which will use their latest innovations to help the Delhi government fight against pollution. For example, the Delhi government has signed an MoU with IIT Kanpur, which is based on cloud seeding and artificial rain, which we have approved to start as a pilot project,' Gupta said.
To control dust pollution, the CM announced that 'mist sprayers' will be installed in areas frequently marked as pollution hotspots. Additionally, it will be mandatory to equip high-rise commercial buildings—those over 3,000 square metres—with anti-smog guns.
'It will be mandatory to install anti-smog guns on all high-rise buildings, especially commercial buildings above 3,000 metres, malls, hotels, etc. and due to this, dust mitigation will be reduced in the entire Delhi,' she said.
The government also plans to deploy Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at all entry points into Delhi to detect and intercept end-of-life vehicles that contribute to air pollution.
'We will install Automatic Number Plate Registration (ANPR) Recognition cameras at all the entry points of Delhi, which will be able to identify end-of-life vehicles, and as soon as the vehicle comes in the range of these cameras, it will be known that this vehicle is end-of-life vehicle and is spreading pollution, so they will be traced and stopped immediately. These cameras will also be installed at all petrol pumps, and we will be able to detect end-of-life vehicles... Together, we can deal with the big problem of pollution in Delhi,' Gupta said.
To strengthen its green cover, the Delhi government will also launch a massive tree-planting drive titled 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' on June 5, with a target of planting 70 lakh saplings across the capital this year.
'We will have to do plantation work on a large scale for green Delhi. The Delhi government will launch a massive 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign from June 5. The target is to plant 70 lakh saplings this year... Our aim is for Delhi to get better air. Delhi air should be good; people should prefer to stay in Delhi instead of going out,' she added.
With inputs from ANI
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