India, April 27 -- Pull the parking levers and make the vehicle users pay the right price to restrain insatiable demand for parking and to control congestion and pollution

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has sent an advisory to all urban local bodies (ULB) in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) to implement ward-wise parking management area plans (PMAP) along with rationalised parking charges. This takes forward the only vehicle restraint policy in place to disincentivise personal vehicle usage in this region.

This April 26 CAQM communique seeks compliance by August 30, 2024 to abate air pollution by controlling the "abnormally large number of vehicles in Delhi and NCR". This action follows the recommendation of the...