Diesel vehicles News
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Delhi govt issued orders to deregister old vehicles in Dec 21
Over 1 lakh diesel vehicles have been deregistered
Option to retrofit old vehicles with electric kits
The Delhi government had on Saturday deregistered more than one lakh 10-year-old diesel vehicles, leaving their owners with options of either retrofitting them with electric kits or selling them in other states after getting a no-objection certificate.
NOC will be issued for diesel and petrol vehicles that have clocked 15 years or more.
Delhi govt has allowed vehicle owners to convert their 10 years old diesel/15 years old petrol vehicles to electric.
Delhi Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra said under the drive, diesel vehicles older than 15 years will be impounded and directly sent to the scrapping yard if they are found plying on city roads or parked in public places.
Delhi government has advised people not to ply 15-year-old petrol vehicles and 10-year-old diesel vehicles.
The Supreme Court on Monday prohibited the plying of 15-yr-old petrol and 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in the national capital region.
The Delhi government on Monday imposed a ban on use of fire crackers except for religious functions.
The SPG has approached the Tribunal seeking direction to the Delhi Transport Department to allow registration of its diesel vehicles.
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Government has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that currently there was no legal provision under which diesel vehicles which were more than 15 -year-old and were BS I or BS II compliant could be scrapped.
This report may come as a relief to those whose vehicles came under the scanner for being 10-years-old or more, under the previous ruling.
Last week, the Green Tribunal had given the Delhi government two weeks time to clarify whether it is in favour of cancelling the registration of diesel cars which are 10 years old and petrol cars which are 15 years old.
In a bid to check the increasing air pollution in the Bihar capital, the government has banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from the roads from Wednesday.
In a bid to check the increasing air pollution in the Bihar capital, the government has banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from the roads from Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed diesel taxis with all India permit to operate in the national capital and its surrounding areas till their permit expires.
The Supreme Court will today hear the plea of automobile industry over the ban on diesel cars with engine capacity of 2000 CC and above in National Capital Region.
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