Aiming to curb air air pollution within the nationwide capital, the Delhi authorities missed the 1 April deadline to equip gas refilling stations with a system to detect the age of autos and was 23 installations away from rolling out the ‘no gas for overage autos’ coverage, reported PTI.
At present, 372 petrol pumps and 105 CNG refilling stations have been fitted with the gadget and the remainder could be introduced on board inside the subsequent 10 to fifteen days, PTI quoted a senior official from the atmosphere division as saying, including the federal government expects to implement the system by the top of April.
“We’ve accomplished gadget set up at 477 gas refilling stations and solely 23 are left. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Surroundings Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa are intently monitoring the method. A full rollout will occur by the top of this month,” PTI quoted the the atmosphere division official as saying.
Sirsa had beforehand underlined that the federal government was attempting onerous to get the method accomplished on time, nonetheless, added it was higher to delay the rollout barely than to proceed with solely partial implementation.
Unveiling of plans:
The Delhi authorities in March unveiled its plans that gas pumps within the nationwide capital is not going to present petrol and diesel to autos older than 15 and 10 years, respectively. Town has 500 gas refilling stations.
The transfer goals to curb vehicular emissions and put a test on air air pollution within the metropolis which stays a persistent problem for the residents.
To implement the ‘no gas for overage autos’ coverage, Automated Quantity Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras have been being put in at gas stations that may establish the age of autos based mostly on their registration yr.
These cameras will even detect whether or not a automobile has a sound air pollution beneath management (PUC) certificates. If a automobile is flagged as overage or non-compliant with air pollution norms, petrol pump attendants shall be alerted and gas refilling shall be denied.
“Our intention is to make sure whole enforcement. We do not desire a scenario the place it is working at some pumps and never at others. As soon as each station is provided, we’ll launch the initiative citywide,” Sirsa had mentioned.
Supreme Courtroom ruling:
In 2018, the Supreme Courtroom ruling banned diesel autos older than 10 years and petrol autos older than 15 years in Delhi. Whereas a 2014 Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal order prohibits parking of autos aged over 15 years in public areas.
The Delhi authorities in 2024 issued detailed tips for dealing with end-of-life autos, stating that such autos may solely be launched from impoundment if house owners both shifted them to non-public premises or registered them in one other state after taking obligatory approvals.
