Delhi Identifies 7,000 'End-of-Life' Vehicles in NCR, Asks Govts to Act

The Delhi government, in its drive against end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), has identified around 7,000 such vehicles in the last six months, officials aware of the drive said on Saturday, adding that they have written to all neighboring states, asking them to intensify drives against such vehicles.

- Snehil Sinha

NEW DELHI:

All petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years are considered as ELVs in Delhi-NCR.

"We did a pilot in many areas and recorded around 2.5 million exclusive number plates, of which around 7,000 were ELVs. Through the new system the fuel station staff will be informed of such vehicles immediately through an audio message," a transport department official said.