Industries in Delhi are only allowed to run on PNG or electricity. According to the Delhi government, NCR's 1,607 registered industrial units have switched to PNG.
According to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the use of coal as fuel would be banned in the National Capital Region (NCR) from January 1, 2023.
Regions where infrastructure for and supply of natural gas through pipelines (PNG) is available will be enforced from Oct. 1, 2022, a CAQM statement said on Wednesday.
As concerns about air pollution in the NCR are uniform compared to the common approach to air storage for NCR and adjacent areas, the Commission has decided to phase out the use of coal as a fuel from the entire NCR in industrial, domestic and miscellaneous applications, with to improve air quality in the region.