On the first day of pollution drive launched by the Delhi Transport Department, around 400 heavy, medium and small goods vehicles were stopped from entering the borders of the city on the midnight of Thursday till Friday morning.
To control increasing level of air pollution, the Delhi Transport Department has imposed a three-night ban on the entry heavy and medium vehicles from entering the city. As per the notification, entry of the heavy vehicles except the essential commodities into the national Capital was banned for three days beginning 11 pm on Thursday night.
“Around 1,008 vehicles were allowed entry into the city from 11 pm on Thursday till 6 am on Friday because they were carrying essential goods such as mil, raw materials, vegetables and other goods. Further, around 445 heavy and medium vehicles carrying different types of goods were sent back from Delhi borders,” Alok Kumar Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) said.
Further, as per the beat police deployed on the borders said, “Many of the trucks did not come to Delhi borders either by choice or because they were returned by police from the neighbouring districts of Delhi.”
The Transport Department of the City Government had issued a notification regarding the ban and has also advised the owners of the private diesel and petrol cars to avoid using their vehicles during the period to curb pollution. As per the notification, the entry of heavy and medium goods vehicles into the national Capital was banned from 11 pm of November 8 till 11 pm of November 11.
However, vehicles carrying vegetables, fruits, grains, milk, eggs, ice etc, and tankers carrying petroleum products are exempted from the ban.