Fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles in Delhi from April 1, says Sirsa

End-of-life vehicles (ELVs) will be denied fuel at refill stations across the Capital from April 1, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday, detailing a slew of measures to be adopted over the next few months to curb air pollution in the Capital.

- Snehil Sinha

NEW DELHI:

To be sure, ELVs include petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years. According to transport department estimates, there are 6 million ELVs in the city, 66% of which are two-wheelers and 34% are four-wheelers.

"We are ensuring that all fuel stations in Delhi have CCTV cameras that will determine the age of the vehicle based on the year of registration and the vehicle will not be given fuel, and will be penalised. So far, cameras have already been installed at 367 locations and another 40-50 are remaining. The entire installation and software connection will be done by March 31," Sirsa told HT.