Delhi will enforce a package of pollution-control measures from 1 November 2026, including restrictions on vehicles registered outside the capital, a ‘no PUC, no fuel’ rule, doubled parking charges and curbs on construction activity, according to a report by Jagran – New Delhi.
The restrictions are scheduled to remain in force for different periods through the winter pollution season. Vehicles registered outside Delhi that fall below BS-VI standards will be barred from entering the capital from 1 November to 31 January 2027, a period of 92 days, the report said. The measure will affect vehicles travelling from neighbouring National Capital Region cities, including Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.
Interstate diesel buses that do not meet BS-VI standards will also be denied entry. The reported restrictions additionally cover tractors and jugaad vehicles operating in Delhi. Non-destination goods vehicles passing through the city will be required to use the Eastern or Western Peripheral Expressways instead of travelling through Delhi.
The vehicle-related measures also include a requirement for a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate. Vehicles without a valid PUCC will not receive an exemption under the reported arrangements. Separately, the ‘no PUC, no fuel’ rule is scheduled to apply from 1 November, linking access to fuel stations with compliance documentation.
The measures extend beyond traffic. Dust-generating construction and demolition activities are to remain prohibited until 31 January. The report also states that all construction activity, including indoor work, will be stopped between 20 December and 20 January. The restrictions are intended to reduce dust emissions during the period when Delhi’s air-quality pressures typically become more severe, although the supplied report does not provide the order or agency notification behind each measure.
Open burning of waste, leaves, plastic and biomass will also attract action under the reported rules. This places roadside and neighbourhood-level activities within the enforcement scope, alongside restrictions on vehicles and construction sites.
Parking costs will rise as well. Charges at authorised parking facilities will be doubled from 1 November to 28 February. The measure is scheduled to continue beyond the vehicle-entry restrictions, which are set to end on 31 January, creating separate timelines for traffic and parking interventions.
Government and private offices will be required to have 50 per cent of their employees work from home, according to the report. The supplied article does not specify the affected departments, private-sector categories, enforcement mechanism or whether exemptions will apply to essential services.
The measures create a wide operational change across Delhi’s urban system: commuters from the NCR face vehicle checks, freight operators may need to divert to peripheral expressways, construction schedules may be interrupted and office attendance may be reduced. The next stated milestones are the start of the restrictions on 1 November, the construction pause beginning on 20 December and the scheduled end dates of 31 January and 28 February 2027 for different measures.
