The Delhi government has notified that the entry of buses, barring CNG, BSVI diesel and electric ones, will be automatically banned in the city whenever restrictions under the final stage of the Centre’s air pollution control plan are invoked.

Stage IV is the final stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot shared the notification on microblogging site X.

Entry of all buses, including All India Tourist buses/Contract Carriage buses/State Transport Buses or holding any other kind of permit into Delhi from other states except CNG / Electric or BS-VI diesel buses will be restricted as and when GRAP IV invokes.

“The above-mentioned restrictions shall stand automatically applicable, as and when GRAP-IV is invoked from the date of issuance of this order in Delhi Gazette, and if the GRAP IV is revoked the said restrictions stand terminated automatically, no separate order will be issued,” the notification said.

Last month, the Delhi government directed that all buses entering the national capital from Haryana will have to run on electricity, CNG or BS-VI diesel. Buses entering from the NCR regions of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan also need to follow these norms.

Entry of all buses, including All India Tourist buses/Contract Carriage buses/State Transport Buses or holding any other kind of permit into Delhi from other states except CNG / Electric or BS-VI diesel buses will be restricted as and when GRAP IV invokes.

“The above-mentioned restrictions shall stand automatically applicable, as and when GRAP-IV is invoked from the date of issuance of this order in Delhi Gazette, and if the GRAP IV is revoked the said restrictions stand terminated automatically, no separate order will be issued,” the notification said.

Last month, the Delhi government directed that all buses entering the national capital from Haryana will have to run on electricity, CNG or BS-VI diesel. Buses entering from the NCR regions of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan also need to follow these norms.