Delhi nears rollout of 'no fuel for old vehicles’ plan to fight pollution

With 477 fuel refilling stations in Delhi equipped with a system to detect the age of vehicles, the government was just 23 installations away from rolling out the 'no fuel for overage vehicles' policy to curb air pollution.

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As of now, 372 petrol pumps and 105 CNG refilling stations have been fitted with the device and the rest would be brought on board within the next 10 to 15 days, a senior official from the environment department told PTI.

He said the government expects to implement the system by the end of April. The Delhi government initially planned to implement the policy on April 1 but missed the deadline as the devices had not been installed at all locations.

"We have completed device installation at 477 fuel refilling stations and only 23 are left. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa are closely monitoring the process. A full rollout will happen by the end of this month," the environment department official added.