India, Dec. 27 -- Two restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-4 have been made permanent as part of efforts to curb the 'severe' air pollution in the Capital, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said.

Announcing the permanent curbs, Sirsa said that petrol will not be provided to vehicles which do not have a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) until further orders, PTI news agency reported.

The Delhi government had also notified this as a permanent measure earlier this week. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and makes it compulsory for vehicle owners to possess a valid PUCC.

"From now on, it has been decided that out of the restrictions und...