The decision, taken in a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will not apply to CNG-driven buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws but will cover vehicles entering Delhi from other states too.

Chief Secretary K K Sharma said Government will carry out a massive plantation drive along all arterial roads across the city to curb spread of dust and ensure vacuum cleaning of roads by the Public Works Department from April 1.

The government was also mulling to allow movement of trucks only after 11 PM as they slow down overall vehicular movement which was pointed out to be a major contributing factor to pollution from vehicular emission.

The city government has also decided to make it mandatory for vehicles to have Euro VI standards for vehicular emission from 2017, two years before the Centre's scheduled introduction of the same.

AAP government's 10 points to curb pollution problem in Delhi

1. Private vehicles bearing odd and even registration numbers to ply on alternate days from January 1 in the national capital.

2. Shut down the Badarpur Thermal power station.

3. Ask National Green Tribunal to close the Dadri power plant in Uttar Pradesh.

4. Massive plantation drive along all arterial roads across the city to curb spread of dust.

5. Ensure vacuum cleaning of roads by the Public Works Department from April 1.

6. To allow movement of trucks only after 11PM in the NCR region.

7. To make mandatory for vehicles to have Euro VI standards for vehicular emission from 2017.

8. All private vehicles even having registration numbers issued by neighbouring states will have to follow the odd-even number formula.

9. Emergency services and public transport will not be under the ambit of the restriction.

10. The government will also launch a web-based app which will report about polluting vehicles in the capital.

The Government will also shut down one of the biggest power plants in Delhi, the South Delhi Badarpur power plant. It is also one of the coal-based plants of the NTPC. A web-based App will also be launched which can be used to report about polluting vehicles in the capital.

However, Delhi Police is said to be upset with the move.

The decisions came a day after the Delhi High Court said that the national capital was like a gas chamber, and sought immediate action from the central and Delhi governments.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality of Delhi is said to be "very poor" with an air quality index of 331. When air quality index ranges between 301 and 400, the air is said to cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure.

Earlier measures apparently have not dented the increasing air pollution in Delhi, leading to major health issues. In October, the National Green Tribunal announced an "Environment Tax" or "Green Tax" on commercial vehicles entering the city.