Delhi Begins Ban On Fuel Sale To End-Of-Life Vehicles, 16 Impounded So Far On Day One
Delhi began enforcing a ban on refueling petrol vehicles over 15 years old and diesel vehicles over 10 years old, impounding at least 16 on the first day.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday impounded 16 vehicles as the ban on supply of fuel to old vehicles kicked off in Delhi. The drive began from 6 am, enforcing the prohibition of fuel sale to petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years.
A 2018 Supreme Court judgment had banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi.
A 2014 National Green Tribunal order also prohibited the parking of vehicles aged over 15 years in public places.
Announcements were being made at petrol pumps that fuel would not be supplied to older vehicles, and subsequently, such vehicles were being impounded.
For the drive, the Delhi government has also installed Automatic Number Plate reader cameras (ANPR) at nearly 350 petrol pumps across the national capital for detection of such vehicles.
The transport department has chalked out a detailed deployment plan involving personnel from its organisation, Delhi Police, Traffic Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Multiple teams of the transport department, traffic police and local police have been deployed at different petrol pumps in South Delhi.
According to PTI, the Transport Enforcement and Delhi Traffic Police teams were seen stationed at a petrol pump in Chirag Dilli since early morning.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Jagan Lal of Delhi Traffic Police told PTI that they are verifying vehicle details using their central database.
'The cameras will inform automatically, but our teams are also checking vehicles using our central database. The drive is being carried out jointly with local police and transport officials to ensure full compliance and to maintain law and order," said ASI Jagan Lal.
Hriday Ram, a staff member at the Dhingra petrol pump, said, 'We have been instructed not to fill fuel in any old vehicle. The moment such a vehicle is detected by the camera or by us, we alert the police or enforcement team immediately."
The move is part of the Delhi government's effort to tackle air pollution.
First Published:
July 01, 2025, 14:19 IST
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Wire
10 minutes ago
- The Wire
Fatehpur Mausoleum Case: No Arrest Over Vandalism Yet; Locals Barred From Talking to Outsiders
New Delhi: While the police were yet to arrest anyone in connection with the vandalism of a mausoleum in Fatehpur's Abu Nagar locality, a one-kilometre radius has been cordoned off with barricades around the site to prevent any further communal flare-up. On Tuesday (August 13), police booked more than 150 people, 10 of them named, for damaging public property and disturbing the peace, according to news agency PTI. The 10 named in the FIR are Dharmendra Singh (Bajrang Dal), Abhishek Shukla (BJP), Ajay Singh (district panchayat member), Devnath Dhakad (BJP), Vinay Tiwari (municipal councillor), Pushpraj Patel, Rithik Pal (BJP), Prasoon Tiwari (BJP), Ashish Trivedi and Pappu Chauhan (Samajwadi Party). Meanwhile, locals have been barred from talking to outsiders and media entry has been banned. Police in plainclothes are roaming areas near the mausoleum, interacting with locals and monitoring the activities. On August 11, a violent confrontation erupted in Fatehpur, after a mob from various Hindutva bodies stormed a centuries-old mausoleum in Abu Nagar, hoisted saffron flags on it, performed Hindu rituals inside and vandalised graves in the presence of security forces. It was followed by stone-pelting and clashes with members of the Muslim community, triggering a political outcry and raising questions about law enforcement in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh. According to the PTI report, while the vandals are yet to be arrested, police have arrested the Congress city president, Arif alias Gudda, and his several supporters, for holding a protest demanding the arrest of the vandals. Meanwhile, the party's district president, Mahesh Dwivedi was placed under house arrest when a party delegation comprising two former MLAs planned to visit the site. Dwivedi called the police action 'dictatorial' and accused the administration of acting as a 'silent spectator' while the vandalism had happened. Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Uttam Patel said he had sent a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, demanding an investigation by an independent agency into the matter.
Hindustan Times
10 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
Woman's ‘save me' text to boyfriend, then murder: Father held in ‘honour killing' in Gujarat
An 18-year-old woman from Banaskantha district in Gujarat allegedly sent a chilling 'save me' message to her live-in partner before being killed in what police suspect was an honour killing. The release said that more than 650 persons involved in street crime were arrested in the month of July 2025.(PTI File Photo/representational) The woman, who had been in a relationship her father and uncle disapproved of, was allegedly strangled at her uncle's house on June 24, with her last rites performed the next morning to conceal the crime, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. She had moved to Palanpur town to prepare for the all-India medical entrance exam and reportedly entered a live-in relationship with a man during that time. According to the FIR cited by PTI, Haresh Chaudhary, who is already married and has a son, fell in love with the girl after giving her a lift from Tharad town to Palanpur. It remains unclear if he had disclosed his marital status to her. In May, the couple eloped to Ahmedabad, signing a formal agreement for a live-in relationship, and later travelled to Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. On June 12, a Tharad police team and a relative tracked them to a hotel in Rajasthan. The girl was handed to her uncle Shivrambhai, while Chaudhary was arrested in an old Kutch district case under the Prohibition Act. 'Save me' messages ignored as boyfriend was incarcerated After his release on June 21, Chaudhary discovered that the girl had messaged him twice on Instagram on June 17, expressing fear that her family might kill her or force her into marriage. 'He couldn't read her messages earlier since he was in jail,' Nala said. A lawyer filed a habeas corpus petition in the Gujarat high court seeking her production before the court. However, on June 25, two days before the hearing, Chaudhary learnt that she had died on the night of June 24 and her last rites had been performed the next morning. FIR filed after complaint from live-in partner Based on a complaint by her live-in partner, Haresh Chaudhary, the Tharad police booked the girl's father, Sendhabhai Patel, and uncle Shivrambhai Patel for murder on August 6, Nala said. The accused were reportedly against the relationship. After registering the FIR, police arrested Shivrambhai and later added Naran Patel, a cousin of the father and uncle, as a co-accused. 'We arrested Naran Patel on Tuesday. He is a cousin of Shivrambhai and Sendhabhai, who is still absconding,' Nala said. According to the FIR, her father and uncle decided to kill her fearing she might elope again with Chaudhary. 'When the girl was at Shivrambhai's house at Dantiya village in Tharad on the night of June 24, she was offered milk containing sleeping pills. When she fell unconscious, the duo strangled her and performed her last rites the next morning to hide their crime,' said Nala. Gujarat girl had cleared NEET According to the report, she had also cleared the highly competitive National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), police said on Wednesday. 'She had given NEET a few months back, but it is still unclear if she wanted to become a doctor or a nurse. As per the results announced recently, she has cleared the test with good marks,' said Danta division Assistant Superintendent of Police Suman Nala. (With PTI inputs)
News18
35 minutes ago
- News18
Security beefed up in Itanagar ahead of Independence Day
Agency: PTI Itanagar, Aug 14 (PTI) Security was beefed up in Itanagar in view of Independence Day, police said on Thursday. Comprehensive security measures have been put in place for the smooth conduct of the celebrations at the Indira Gandhi Park, DIG Tumme Amo said. He said the deployment plan includes route lining, strict access control at all entry points, anti-sabotage checks, CCTV and drone surveillance, and dedicated crowd management teams. Medical, fire, and emergency response units will remain on standby throughout the event, he said. Amo urged people to cooperate with security personnel during the celebrations. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
