BJP government orders that vehicles older than 15 years will not get petrol at pumps. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said a team will be formed to identify such vehicles. High-rise buildings, hotels, and commercial complexes in the capital will also have to install anti-smog guns. New forests will be created in the vacant land in Delhi so that pollution can be reduced, Mr Sirsa added. Despite slight improvements in recent years, Delhi saw 157 days in which the air quality index or AQI was poor or worse last year. The government’s initial focus will be on heavy vehicles entering Delhi and teams will check whether the laid-down rules are being followed, he said. He said stubble burning and other factors in states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh contributed to pollution in Delhi, adding, \”We have only one goal: The one who is causing pollution will also provide the solution\” He added that factors within Delhi contribute to over 50 per cent of the capital’s pollution.
