Delhi police inspect trucks at borders amid anti-pollution restrictions

To contain the pollution situation in the national capital and ensure implementation of anti-pollution measures in the city, Delhi Police on Friday evening inspected the trucks carrying non-essential goods at Ghazipur and Tikri borders as the GRAP 4 regulations are in force. place.

In the final phase (Phase IV) of the Centre’s action plan, only CNG, electric and BS VI compliant vehicles from other states will be allowed to enter Delhi, with exceptions for those engaged in essential services.

Footage from the Ghazipur border showed the police team keeping an eye on the trucks entering Delhi. Only CNG and electric trucks are allowed to enter Delhi.

Another team of Delhi Police at the Tikri border checked the trucks entering the national capital.

This development comes as the city saw a marginal improvement in toxic air following spells of sudden rainfall on Friday.

The overall air quality in Delhi was 407 at 7 am on Friday, according to the government’s air quality monitoring agency, SAFAR. The air quality index recorded at 10am was 361, which the index puts in the ‘very poor’ category, which is a slight improvement from the week-long ‘severe’ category.

For the next two days after Diwali Sunday, the weather department has forecast partly cloudy skies with fog or shallow fog in the morning and then, for the next two days, mainly clear skies with shallow fog in the morning are forecast.

The Delhi government is making efforts to implement anti-pollution measures, and is also considering the idea of ​​’artificial rain’ to curb the pollution problem.

Several Aam Admi Party ministers were also seen on the spot on Thursday evening inspecting the implementation of anti-pollution initiatives.

Currently, Phase IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in the national capital.