The Government of Haryana has announced a multi-pronged action plan aimed at improving air quality in the national capital region (NCR), with measures to control vehicular pollution and construction dust. From November 1, 2025, end-of-Life (ELV) vehicles will be denied fuel at fuel stations in Gurugram, Faridabad, and Sonipat, with the restriction expanding to other NCR districts from April 1, 2026. To support enforcement, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras will be installed at all fuel stations by October 31, 2025, in the first phase, and by March 31, 2026, across the remaining NCR districts. ELVs include vehicles that are unregistered, deemed unfit by automated fitness centres, or whose registrations have been cancelled. These will be identified for challaning, impounding, and scrapping using ANPR systems, traffic surveillance cameras, and integrated command and control centres.
From November 1, 2025, only Bharat stage-VI (BS-VI) compliant light, medium, and heavy goods vehicles, excluding essential services and Delhi-registered vehicles, will be permitted to enter Delhi. This will be followed by a complete ban on all non-compliant goods vehicles, including those carrying essential commodities, after October 31, 2026. The state has also mandated that all new autorickshaws inducted into existing fleets must operate on either compressed natural gas (CNG) or electricity. From January 1, 2026, no new diesel or petrol-powered two-wheelers, four-wheeler light commercial vehicles, or N1-category large goods vehicles will be allowed into the fleet. Starting November 1, 2026, all buses entering Delhi, including those with tourist and special permits, must comply with electric vehicle, CNG, or BS-VI emission standards. Additionally, 382 BS-VI buses are expected to be added for enhanced connectivity between Haryana and Delhi by October 2025.
To tackle dust and construction-related emissions, facilities capable of processing 300 metric tonnes of construction and demolition waste per day are operational in Gurugram and Faridabad. An additional facility will be established in Gurugram to handle excess waste. A draft action plan on road dust mitigation has been submitted to the commission for air quality management (CAQM), and all road-owning agencies have been directed to develop model stretches in Gurugram and Faridabad for 2025–26. This model will be replicated in other districts following CAQM’s framework. The Haryana State Pollution Control Board will also set up 10 continuous ambient air quality monitoring systems across Faridabad, Gurugram, Rewari, and Jhajjar, with the tender process already initiated.
