Will ask SC to rethink ELV fuel ban: CM

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the Delhi government will approach the Supreme Court to seek relief on the ban on refuelling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) in Delhi, citing enforcement difficulties with ban restricted to Delhi and seeking that Delhi should have same parameters and regulations on ELVs as are enforced all over country.

- Paras Singh

To be sure, 10-year-old diesel vehicles and 15-year-old petrol vehicles will still be considered ELVs on Delhi roads, based on a 2018 Supreme Court judgement and a 2014 National Green Tribunal order, which prohibited the parking of vehicles aged over 15 years in public spaces.

Speaking on the sidelines of a government event, CM Gupta blamed the previous government for taking “little action to control pollution”, which, she said, prompted the courts to take harsh measures. “We have been worried about the people of Delhi since the order to ban fuel to end-of-life vehicles was issued by CAQM. The previous governments never did anything to control pollution...” she said.