New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday launched the Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025 and announced a key move to curb pollution in the national capital. She declared that starting November 1, 2025, only Bharat Stage 6 (BS6), CNG, or electric vehicle (EV) commercial vehicles will be permitted to enter Delhi.
“From November 1, 2025, any vehicle that comes to Delhi will have to be a BS6, CNG, or EV commercial vehicle,” Gupta said during a press conference.
The Chief Minister expressed the government’s vision for a “clean, green and healthy Delhi” and highlighted the newly drafted Air Pollution Mitigation Plan by Delhi’s Environment Ministry. She linked the announcement with the upcoming Environment Day, emphasizing the urgent need to tackle air pollution, a persistent problem in Delhi.
Gupta also revealed plans to deploy advanced techniques like cloud seeding to generate artificial rain to combat pollution, with the city expected to witness its first artificial rain soon. “Very soon, Delhi will have its first artificial rain through cloud seeding,” she said. The government has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Kanpur to pilot this project.
To further control pollution, the government will install mist sprayers in pollution hotspot areas to reduce dust particles. She also mandated the installation of anti-smog guns on all high-rise buildings, including malls, hotels, and commercial complexes exceeding 3,000 square meters, to mitigate dust pollution.
Moreover, the government plans to enhance vehicle monitoring through Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at all city entry points and petrol pumps. These cameras will identify and stop end-of-life vehicles responsible for high emissions. “As soon as such a vehicle comes in range, it will be detected and stopped immediately,” Gupta explained.
On the environmental front, Gupta announced the launch of the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign starting June 5, aiming to plant 70 lakh saplings across Delhi this year. She stressed the importance of large-scale plantation for improving air quality and making Delhi a preferred place to live.
“Our aim is for Delhi to get better air. Delhi air should be good; people should prefer to stay in Delhi instead of going out,” she added.
This comprehensive approach underlines the Delhi government’s commitment to combating pollution through innovative technology, stricter vehicle regulations, and extensive greening efforts. (ANI)
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