AAP Demands Toll Plaza Shutdown Over Delhi Smog as MCD Cites SC 'Consider' Order

Overview

• AAP leaders held a protest at the Ghazipur toll plaza, calling for an immediate stop to toll collection during the pollution season.
• AAP alleges vehicles are still being halted at border points despite Supreme Court directions, causing queues that worsen emissions.
• Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh maintains the Court asked MCD to consider suspending nine toll plazas and did not mandate closures.
• MCD says it has submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court and is tendering a barrier-free Multi-Lane Free Flow system using ANPR and RFID across its toll network.
• Delhi’s air quality remained severe, with an average AQI of 402 and stations such as Vivek Vihar reaching 456.