In Photos | Traffic Backs Up At Delhi Borders Amid Vehicle Checks

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At Delhi’s borders, the winter pollution curbs are bringing traffic to a crawl. As police check vehicles for BS-VI compliance, long queues build at Ghazipur and Aya Nagar.

Security inspection of Vehicles
A traffic police official checks details of a vehicle amid traffic congestion, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Vehicles not meeting the BS-VI emission standards were stopped at several interstate borders, triggering massive traffic congestion on roads connecting Delhi with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The restrictions came into effect on November 1 as part of the winter pollution-control measures. | Photo: PTI
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Graded Response Action Plan Delhi vehicle rules
A Delhi Traffic Police personnel stops a vehicle at the Aya Nagar border for verification to enforce restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Ghazipur border traffic update today
A traffic police official checks details of a vehicle amid traffic congestion, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Delhi NCR non BS6 car entry rules
Vehicles stuck in a traffic congestion, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Delhis BS-VI and GRAP restrictions
Vehicles stuck in a traffic congestion, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Delhi non-BS-VI car restrictions
Commuters caught in a heavy traffic jam on NH-24 near the Yamuna bridge, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Non-BS6 vehicle entry ban Delhi
Security personnel check a vehicle at the Ghazipur border as restrictions on the entry of petrol and diesel vehicles registered outside the capital that do not meet BS-VI emission standards come into effect under the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI

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