Following are the highlights of the Supreme Court's order to curb air pollution:

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 16 2015 | 8:23 PM IST
Following are the highlights of the Supreme Court's order to curb air pollution:
* Diesel-run SUVs, high-end pvt cars with 2000CC and above engine not to be registered in NCR-Delhi till March 31, 2016.
* All taxis like OLA, UBER to move to CNG by Mar 1, 2016.
* Non-Delhi bound vehicles not to enter from NH-8 linking Jaipur to Delhi and NH-1 connecting Punjab, Haryana and other northern states to Delhi via Kundli border.
* 100 per cent hike of Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) to be levied on commercial vehicles entering Delhi.
* Light duty vehicles carrying goods to pay Rs 1400, instead of Rs 700, and three-axle vehicles Rs 2,600, instead of 1,300 as ECC for entering Delhi.
* Passenger vehicles, ambulances and vehicles carrying essential commodities like food stuffs and oil tankers for Delhi exempted from ECC.
* Vehicles bearing registration numbers of year 2005 or earlier not to enter Delhi.
* Advertisements to inform commercial traffic of bypass routes and the imposition of the ECC imposed by the court.
* Delhi govt to immediately repair pavements and procure requisite vacuum cleaning vehicles for use on Delhi roads expeditiously but not later than April 1, next year.
* UP, Haryana and Rajasthan to ensure that commercial traffic for destinations other than Delhi use alternative routes.
* Enforcement agencies to strictly enforce CPCB norms by putting curtains and other devices at construction sites.
* No municipal waste to be burnt.
* SC agrees diesel vehicles most polluting ones in Delhi.
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First Published: Dec 16 2015 | 8:23 PM IST

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