Overview
- The Delhi government will begin the package on Sunday, November 1, applying entry bans on outside‑registered vehicles below BS‑VI standards, curbs on dust‑generating construction, staggered office hours and a 50% work‑from‑home direction for employers.
- Officials say enforcement will use ANPR cameras, an AI‑driven Integrated Command & Control Centre, drones for night patrols and e‑challans, and the city reports 608 anti‑smog guns have been deployed.
- The order also directs authorized parking fees to be doubled from November 1 to February 28 to discourage private car use, but municipal and MCD officials warn existing private parking contracts and logistical limits may delay or restrict that change.
- The Supreme Court has deferred full hearings on petitions about so‑called green crackers until after Diwali, with an amicus curiae citing CSIR/NEERI formulas that green crackers cut emissions by roughly 30% but do not eliminate harmful PM2.5.
- Officials estimate the vehicle restriction could affect more than one million vehicles from neighbouring districts, creating enforcement and commuter disruption risks that will require active coordination across NCR agencies to translate the rules into lower winter pollution.