New guidelines for e-rickshaws; DTC bus routes to be rationalised: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday reiterated that the government will follow a zero-tolerance policy against all sources contributing to pollution and take a series of decisive steps to curb rising pollution levels in the national capital and ensure a cleaner environment, a Chief Minister's Office said.

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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta

A high-level review meeting was held today at the Delhi Secretariat to assess pollution control measures and take effective decisions. Key decisions include strict enforcement of Pollution Under Control (PUC) norms without any waiver of challans, exploring pooled and shared electric bus services in Delhi-NCR, issuing new guidelines for e-rickshaws and rationalising Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus routes.

Senior officials from the Environment and Transport Departments, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Traffic Police, along with Environment Minister Shri Manjinder Singh Sirsa, were present at the meeting.