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Delhi Announces Winter Pollution Plan With Parking, WFH
Delhi is making a plan to reduce dirty air during the winter.
Winter air has often been especially polluted in the city.
Parking will cost twice as much starting November 1.
Half of the workers in government and private offices will work from home.
The offices that remain open will use different starting and ending times.
Dust-making construction and demolition will be stopped for some weeks.
Delhi has used other ideas before, such as allowing different cars to drive on different days.
Officials also say pollution comes from dust, factories, vehicles and farm fires in nearby states.
Delhi will double parking charges from November 1 as part of an advance winter pollution-control plan.
Government and private offices will cut in-person staffing by 50%, with half of employees working from home from November 1 to February 28, 2027.
Office hours will be staggered, with Municipal Corporation of Delhi offices operating from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Delhi government offices from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Construction and demolition activities that generate dust will be prohibited for a specified number of weeks during the pollution-control period.
The plan addresses pollution from vehicles, dust, industry and crop-residue fires in neighboring Punjab and Haryana.
- Who
- The Delhi government, government offices, private offices and employees are affected.
- What
- Delhi announced a winter pollution-control plan including doubled parking charges, work-from-home measures, staggered office hours and restrictions on dust-generating construction.
- Where
- Delhi, with some pollution sources identified in neighboring Punjab and Haryana.
- When
- Parking changes and staffing measures begin November 1; work-from-home and staggered timings continue through February 28, 2027.
- Why
- The measures are intended to reduce Delhi’s historically severe winter air pollution.
Key facts
- Parking charges
- Will double from November 1.
- Work from home
- Government and private offices will operate with 50% of staff working remotely.
- Implementation period
- November 1 through February 28, 2027.
- Municipal office hours
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi offices: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Delhi government office hours
- Delhi government offices: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Construction restrictions
- Dust-generating construction and demolition will be prohibited for a specified number of weeks.
- Identified pollution sources
- Vehicles, dust, industry and crop-residue fires, including fires in Punjab and Haryana.
Quotes
Delhi Chief Minister’s Office
The official Delhi government office communicating the government’s pollution-control policy.
“Providing clean air and a healthy environment to the residents of Delhi is our responsibility, and this responsibility is not limited to any one season. The Delhi government is continuously working in a technical and scientific manner, 365 days a year, 24×7, for pollution control.”
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“Clean air remains a year-round priority for the Delhi Government. Focused action is being taken across major sources of pollution through strict enforcement, continuous monitoring and coordinated efforts across departments.”
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