New Delhi: The Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday said that vehicles older than 15 years old will not be allowed to get fuel after March 31 in the national capital.
He also announced that a team would be formed to identify the vehicles and bar their entry and exit into the city. He added that Delhi Airport, multi-story structures and other big offices must install anti-smog guns to control pollution at their respective places.
Speaking with the reporters Sisra said that after 31st March, fuel will not be given to 15-year-old vehicles. There are some big hotels, some big office complexes, Delhi airport, big construction sites in Delhi.
“We are going to make it mandatory for all of them to immediately install anti-smog guns to control pollution at their places. We are going to make it mandatory for all the high-rise buildings in Delhi to install smog guns. We are going to make it mandatory for all the hotels in Delhi to install smog guns.”
Sirsa further said that the government would make efforts to create artificial rain through cloud seeding to tackle pollution further.
“Similarly, we are going to make it mandatory for all the commercial complexes. We have decided today that we will take whatever permission we need for cloud seeding and we will ensure that when there is severe pollution in Delhi, rain can be caused through cloud seeding and pollution can be controlled.”