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• EPCA Report - Report on priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health

  <p>EPCA Report - Report on priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health in the matter of W.P. (C) No.13029 of 1985; M.C. Mehta v/s UOI &amp; others. The report states that Delhi was able to arrest and lower air pollution with its first phase of action directed by the Hon&rsquo;ble Supreme Court. But Delhi could not sustain these gains and air pollution levels are rising again. Growing pollution especially from vehicles and delayed action have enhanced public health risk.</p>

  • 10/02/2014

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Air Pollution
    • Delhi
    • Supreme Court
    • Health Effects
    • Vehicular Pollution
    • CNG
    • Mobility Planning
    • Pedestrians
    • Cycles
    • Parking Policy
    • RSPM (PM 10)
    • PM 2.5
    • Vehicular Standards
    • Diesel
    • Petrol
    • Congestion
    • Public Transport
    • Cars
    • Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
    • Air Quality and Health

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  Review of existing cap on the number of three-wheelers in Delhi and its implications for pollution and congestion

  EPCA reviews existing cap on number of three-wheelers in Delhi and its implications on mobility, pollution and congestion. Recommends that existing restriction on the number of TSRs imposed by Supreme court be lifted as of April 2010, when the Bharat III norms come into force.

  • 01/01/2010

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Vehicular Pollution
    • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • Public Transport
    • Three Wheelers
    • Congestion
    • Supreme Court
    • Delhi

• Minutes of the meeting of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the NCR

  Minutes of the meeting of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the NCR held on September 19 & 26, 2009, October 03 & 10, 2009 and November 24, 2009, issues related to three wheelers (TSRs) in Delhi.

  • 19/09/2009

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • CNG
    • Transport
    • Three Wheelers
    • Delhi

• Congestion in Delhi: scary future of our cities

  Immediate sign of the mobility crisis in our cities is paralyzing congestion, -- crawling traffic and high pollution levels. Mounting global evidence shows that this imposes high costs on urban communities. This can be around 2 - 3 per cent of the GDP. In many cities congestion occurs during the longer

  • 01/02/2009

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Vehicular Pollution
    • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • Transport
    • Cars
    • Congestion
    • Congestion Pricing
    • India
    • Delhi
    • Vehicles
    • Two Wheelers
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  Elements of a city parking policy

  This recent study by Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority is an effort to improve public understanding of the challenges that parking of vehicles present and the ways parking regulations can be leveraged to restrain traffic in Indian cities.

  • 01/02/2009

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • Transport
    • Public Transport
    • Urban Transport
    • Parking Policy
    • Parking Pricing
    • India
    • Vehicles

• Learning from practice: examples of fiscal reform in cities to deal with pollution and congestion

  Several cities in India including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, have begun to take steps to implement fiscal measures to address the problem of air pollution and congestion. The key focus of the fiscal measures are clean fuels and technologies including CNG, LPG and zero emissions technologies;

  • 01/02/2009

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Air Pollution
    • Vehicular Pollution
    • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • CNG
    • LPG
    • Zero Emissions Vehicles
    • Transport
    • Congestion
    • India
    • Hyderabad (T)
    • Delhi
    • Ahmedabad (T)
    • Bangalore (T)
    • Chennai (T)
    • Calcutta (T)
    • Air Quality and Health

• Report on CNG supply to NCR towns to combat growing air pollution

  The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has informed the Hon

  • 01/10/2008

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Air Pollution
    • Vehicular Pollution
    • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • CNG
    • Delhi
    • Faridabad (T)
    • Gurgaon (T)
    • Noida
    • Ghaziabad (T)
    • Air Quality and Health

• EPCA report on Delhi outdoor advertising policy

  The Honorable Supreme Court in its order dated 27.4.2007 directed EPCA to examine and file its opinion on the Outdoor Advertisement Policy prepared by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Further in its directions of 25.4.2008 the Hon

  • 01/07/2008

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • Hoardings
    • Supreme Court
    • Delhi

• Report on common effluent treatment plants (CETPs)

  This report is being filed in compliance with the Hon

  • 01/04/2008

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • Supreme Court
    • India
    • Delhi
    • Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)

• EPCA report on the outdoor advertisement policy of the MCD as applicable also to the area under the NDMC

  The Honorable Supreme Court in its order dated 27.4.2007 directed EPCA to examine and file its opinion on the Outdoor Advertisement Policy prepared by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. EPCA has held consultations with different city agencies concerned with the policy, as well as heard the representation of different groups who have direct involvement in the matter.

  • 01/09/2007

  • Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
  • • Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)
    • Hoardings
    • Supreme Court
    • Delhi