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Higher Parking Fees And Lower Metro Fares To Fight Delhi Pollution

Environment body EPCA has drafted measures to curb the rising pollution level in the national capital and has urged for their immediate implementation.

Higher Parking Fees And Lower Metro Fares To Fight Delhi Pollution
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Environment body EPCA has drafted measures to curb the rising pollution level in the national capital and has urged for their immediate implementation.바카라 웹사이트

The EPCA has recommended that parking fees in Delhi-NCR be quadrupled and has instructed Delhi Metro to lower fares during off-peak hours for at least 10 days and introduce more coaches.바카라 웹사이트

An fine of Rs 50,000 will also be imposed on road construction agencies violating dust pollution norms in Delhi-NCR and if pollution aggravates, construction may be temporarily banned.바카라 웹사이트

The EPCA has also asked Delhi-NCR govts to start preparing for measures like odd-even.바카라 웹사이트

On Tuesday, Delhi became a gas chamber as air quality touched 999, the highest the machines can read.

This is the worst air pollution day recorded in Delhi for the season so far.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal바카라 웹사이트said바카라 웹사이트it has turned Delhi into a 'gas chamber' and바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트blamed the burning of stubble in바카라 웹사이트neighbouring바카라 웹사이트states for Delhi's poor air condition.

The Indian Medical Association has also written to the CM to cancel the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon scheduled to be on November 19 due to 'high level of air pollution.'

Dense smog hampered visibility at the Delhi airport this morning, affecting flight operations and leading to delays by up to two hours as only one of the three runways could be used.

바카라 웹사이트Air quality in Delhi began plummeting on the intervening night of바카라 웹사이트Monday바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트Tuesday바카라 웹사이트as moisture combined with pollutants shrouded the city in a thick cover of haze.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar바카라 웹사이트lambasted바카라 웹사이트the state governments for not being prepared in advance to tackle the emergency situation.바카라 웹사이트

(Inputs from agencies)

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