The capital city of India, Delhi - has long had bad air pollution. Now, much like Mumbai, the city is looking into the possibility of banning combustion vehicles, in favour for pure electric, hybrid and CNG.

According to a recent report from The Economic Times, the Indian government is looking into a solution to tackle the serious air pollution levels in Delhi. The plan is to have a phased and gradual shift away from pure combustion vehicles, which is a similar one to the UK, where new registrations would be limited to those that only run pure electric, hybrid or compressed natural gas (CNG).

At this stage, nothing is set in stone - but this won't ban existing vehicles from entering the city, just new ones that are registered. It would cover all of Delhi, but also the surrounding areas, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

In January, we reported that Mumbai is looking into banning all petrol and diesel cars from the city, as air pollution there is also at a serious level. However, this proposed restriction in Delhi differs, as this would prevent those vehicles from entering the area completely, rather than stopping new cars being sold.

In another bid to improve the air pollution, the dust on the roads is an issue too - road agencies in the city are looking to redevolp around 2,000km of the road network with new tarmac/paving, sweepers and water sprinklers.

Source: The Economic Times