Ban on entry of trucks, construction lifted in Delhi

November 16, 2017 10:42

The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control and Prevention Authority has rolled back the ban on construction work, entry of trucks and four-fold hike in parking fees in Delhi.

The EPCA said that the decision has been taken after smog situation seems to be in control in the city.

For the first time in two weeks, the air quality in Delhi-NCR dropped to 'poor' category from 'very poor' on Thursday morning.

At Lodhi Road, prominent pollutants PM10 and PM2.5 dipped to 288 and 289, even though smog continued to hamper train services.

Other Graded Response Action Plan measures like ban on diesel generators, hot mix plants, stone crushers and brick kilns, however, continue to remain in place.

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