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The Delhi government has kept mum on dealing with severe air pollution in the city, likely to be as bad as Beijing's Environmentalists are now hoping that the national auto fuel policy, which is expected to be ready in a couple of months, will bring down the pollution level by implementing uniform and superior fuel emission norms throughout the country. Delhi is likely to benefit considerably, experts point out, as most of over 30,000 commercial vehicles like trucks and buses that pass through the city every day do not use Bharat Stage (BS) IV-compliant fuel. These vehicles still use BS III fuel, which pollutes air more during combustion. BS IV-compliant fuel has been in use in only 13 major cities, including Delhi, since 2010.