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“Heavy vehicles parked in Noida could become a cause for pollution,” Singh said. The trucks should have ideally been stopped at the Noida border so that the city did not feel the traffic pressure. “Noida has been experiencing severe air pollution levels for the past several days. NOIDA: Trucks parked in Noida because of a ban on entry of heavy vehicles to Delhi should not have been allowed to enter Noida and Ghaziabad too, city-based environmentalists have said, pointing out that the twin cities are equally polluted as the national capital.The Environmental Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority had restricted the entry of trucks to Delhi till November 10, which was extended to November 12 after the pollution levels refused to subside. The trucks have been stopped at the exit point of DND flyover and are parked on either side of the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.Only those heavy vehicles that are ferrying essential items have been allowed to pass and enter Delhi..