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On Friday, the agency meant to monitor the implementation of the plan, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), held the first meeting since the plan was notified. She added that the EPCA directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to carry out a study of polluting industries in unauthorised areas. The representatives from Haryana were asked to strengthen the Pollution Under Control (PUC) centres in that State, she said. The action plan, which was notified by the Union Environment and Forest Ministry on January 12 and submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board to the Supreme Court in November 2016, will cover the entire National Capital Region - the first such initiative. more-inDelhi could see strict air pollution-control measures, including a hike in parking charges and differential fares to encourage use of public transport in off-peak hours, as the graded response action plan notified by the Centre was rolled out on Friday..