Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Delhi Winter Plan Adds WFH, Vehicle and Construction Pollution Curbs
Delhi has made a plan to reduce dirty air during winter.
Some government and private office workers may work from home two days each week.
Older polluting vehicles from outside Delhi will not be allowed to enter the city.
CNG and electric vehicles will be exempt from that restriction.
Construction that creates dust will be limited and then stopped during the worst period.
Parking will cost more at many authorized parking sites, but not at Metro parking facilities.
The government will add cleaning, inspections, buses and pollution-monitoring teams.
People can help by using public transport, avoiding waste burning and keeping their vehicles compliant.
Delhi’s Winter Action Plan 2026-27 introduces stricter pollution controls across Delhi-NCR from October through January.
The No PUCC, No Fuel campaign will intensify at 500 ANPR-equipped petrol pumps from October 1.
From November 1, non-BS-VI petrol and diesel vehicles registered outside Delhi will be barred from entering, while CNG and electric vehicles are exempt.
Dust-generating demolition and outdoor construction will be prohibited from November 1 to January 31, with a complete construction ban from December 10 to January 20.
The plan promotes 50% work from home, higher parking fees, expanded public transport, road cleaning, industrial enforcement and AI-based monitoring.
- Who
- The Delhi government, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and agencies including the Commission for Air Quality Management, Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Police, local authorities and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
- What
- The Winter Action Plan 2026-27, a package of vehicle, construction, workplace, public-transport, road-cleaning and enforcement measures to reduce air pollution.
- When
- The plan’s measures begin October 1; major vehicle, workplace and construction restrictions begin November 1, with measures continuing through January 31 and a complete construction ban from December 10 to January 20.
- Where
- Delhi and the wider Delhi-NCR region.
- Why
- To reduce pollution from vehicle emissions, construction and road dust, industrial activity, congestion and waste burning.
- PUCC enforcement
- The No PUCC, No Fuel campaign will intensify from October 1 at 500 petrol pumps equipped with ANPR systems.
- Vehicle restriction
- From November 1, petrol and diesel vehicles registered outside Delhi that do not meet BS-VI standards will be prohibited from entering; CNG and electric vehicles are exempt.
- Construction controls
- Dust-generating demolition and outdoor civil construction will be prohibited from November 1 to January 31, followed by a complete construction and demolition ban from December 10 to January 20.
- Work-from-home measure
- Government and private offices are being asked to adopt 50% work from home, or two WFH days weekly, from November 1.
- Public transport
- Delhi has 6,840 buses, including 5,088 electric buses, and is targeting daily Metro ridership of 72 lakh and DTC ridership of 42 lakh.
- Road cleaning
- The plan calls for 98 mechanical road-sweeping machines operating in two shifts.
- Industrial enforcement
- Of 11,271 surveyed industrial units, 2,283 have been sealed or shut down.
- Monitoring
- An AI-enabled Command and Control Centre will become fully operational October 1, supported by 334 enforcement teams working in two shifts.
