PMO Task Force Reviews Measures to Combat Delhi-NCR Winter Pollution

The high-level meeting focused on stubble burning, vehicular emissions, and the implementation of electric vehicle infrastructure.

Chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh directed to rigorously monitor and implement stubble burning action plans.
The meeting emphasized the need for strict enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) during winter months.
Punjab and Haryana have committed to managing paddy straw through in-situ and ex-situ methods, supported by over 240,000 crop residue management machines.
The PM eBus Sewa Scheme aims to add 10,000 electric buses across the country, with a focus on enhancing e-bus services in NCR.
State governments and law enforcement agencies instructed to strictly enforce firecracker bans and expedite biomass collection for compressed biogas plants.