India, Oct. 29 -- In an attempt to encourage green and public transport, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will not increase the parking fee for electric vehicles but will charge double for fossil-fuel-run vehicles from November, when the winter action plan kicks in as part of pollution mitigation measures, NDMC vice chairperson Kuljeet Chahal announced on Wednesday.

To be sure, NDMC charges EVs half the fee of other vehicles. With the EV fee not increasing in November and the non-EV fee doubling, the EV fee will be one-fourth of the non-EV fee.

On other measures, Chahal said the misting system will become operational on 24 major arterial roads in New Delhi by the end of November and is already operational at six locations. "The sy...