Tag: EPCA

All schools in Delhi-NCR shut today, tomorrow as air quality level nears ’emergency’ zone

Meanwhile, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has advised people to avoid outdoor exposure and work from home.

November 14, 2019

Respiratory, cardiac complications rises in Delhi; kids, elderly worst hit

In the last three days, the level of pollution has increased tremendously resulting in rise of patients in the hospitals visiting OPDs or emergencies reporting respiratory and breathing complications.

November 1, 2019

Commercial vehicles can’t enter S Delhi without RFID tag after Aug 23

More than 1.35 lakh RFID tags have been sold so far.

August 23, 2019

‘Car-users should bear the burden’

In an interview to VIJAY THAKUR, Bhure Lal spoke of how one can control pollution levels in the country.

December 15, 2018

Blowing hot air

It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court appointed Environmental Pollution Control Authority should expel largely ineffectual hot air from time to time to justify its presence as a monitoring authority. It might for instance do better to consider the many factors that add up to create the gigantic problem of pollution in Delhi than to...

November 3, 2018

Four-fold hike in parking fee, ban on trucks rolled back

The four-fold hike in parking fee, aimed at to discourage private vehicles to ply on Delhi roads and force them to utilise public transport, and ban on construction activities, entry of trucks was rolled back on Thursday, according to Environment Pollution Control and Prevention Authority (EPCA). The Supreme Court appointed-pollution control board lifted the parking fee hike...

November 16, 2017

EPCA lifts ’emergency’ measures as air quality improves

The Supreme Court-mandated EPCA on Thursday withdrew the ban on construction activities, entry of trucks and enhanced parking fees from across Delhi-NCR as air quality remained out of the ’emergency’ category for the second straight day. The measures, part of the Graded Response Action Plan, were enforced on November 8 after pollution levels had spiked,...

November 16, 2017

EPCA directions are mandatory, legally mandated: Sunita Narain

The Environment Pollution Control Authority’s (EPCA) directions to “immediately” slash metro fares and hike parking fees today put authorities in Delhi in a spot, but the law is clear that the Supreme Court-appointed body’s orders are binding. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it was yet to take a decision on slashing fares temporarily,...

November 8, 2017

Drop metro fare, close brick kilns, work on odd-even: SC’s panel

A Supreme Court-appointed panel on Tuesday asked the Delhi Metro to drop fares and increase frequency for the next two days, while ordering a fourfold hike in vehicle parking fee in a bid to curb worsening air quality in Delhi as the high-pollution winter months kick in. As a thick pollution blanket enveloped Delhi-NCR on...

November 7, 2017

EPCA wants only BS VI vehicles from April, 2020

The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that only BS-VI emission standards compliant vehicles should be allowed to be sold from April 1, 2020. The EPCA also told the bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta that a tax be imposed to disincentivise the sale of all...

April 7, 2017

Delhi air quality very poor, SC-appointed panel calls for tough action

Taking stock of the air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring states, the Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) on Friday asked authorities to immediately enforce the graded response action under "very poor" category for Delhi and "moderate poor" for NCR. "Air quality for Delhi is very poor. Measures falling under this...

January 20, 2017