New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday announced a two-fold hike in parking fees at all off-street and indoor parking sites in its jurisdiction to discourage the use of private vehicles amid worsening air pollution in the capital.
The directions from the civic agency came ten days after the implementation of Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the capital on October 19, on the eve of Diwali.
According to a notice, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has directed the enforcement of Stage-II ('Very Poor' Air Quality) measures across Delhi-NCR as the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) showed an increasing trend, touching 302 at 7 pm on Tuesday.
The forecast by IMD/IITM predicts a...