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The Hindu
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- The Hindu
‘City ready to execute ban on refuelling of overage vehicles'
Decks have been cleared to implement the ban on the 'end of life' or overage vehicles from refuelling in Delhi from July 1, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) said on Friday. Addressing mediapersons, Virinder Sharma, a member of the CAQM, said that automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras have been installed at all 520 fuel stations in the national capital to help identify and impound overage vehicles. The National Green Tribunal had in 2015 banned overage vehicles, defined as petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years, in the NCR. For effective implementation of this prohibition, the Centre's pollution watchdog had in April this year ordered that overage vehicles, including those from other States, would not be allowed to refuel in Delhi-NCR. Ban in other NCR cities The ban will take effect from November 1 in Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Sonipat. 'The ANPR cameras have been installed in the three ISBTs — Kashmere Gate, Anand Vihar, and Sarai Kale Khan — to ensure that no fuel is supplied to end-of-life buses from other States coming to Delhi,' said Mr. Sharma. How the tech works Explaining the mechanism behind the technology, an official said that as soon as a vehicle enters a fuel station, the ANPR camera scans the vehicle's licence plate number and verifies the registration details, fuel type, and vehicle age with the Central government's VAHAN portal. If the vehicle is overage, the system will flag it, and an automated message will be aired through speakers installed at the fuel station. ₹168-cr. in challans In a statement, the CAQM said that a trial run of the cameras at several fuel stations was conducted in December last year. 'So far, a total of 3.63 crore vehicles have been screened using the technology, of which 4.90 lakh vehicles have been identified as overage. Additionally, 29.52 lakh vehicles have renewed their Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates, resulting in the generation of challans amounting to ₹168 crore,' stated the Central agency. It added that there are about 62 lakh overage vehicles in Delhi. 'The use of ANPR cameras for detecting overage vehicles at fuel stations represents a significant shift towards technology-driven, real-time enforcement of vehicle emission regulations,' the CAQM added.
The Hindu
24-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
‘End of life' vehicles to be denied fuel in Delhi from July 1
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Wednesday directed authorities in the national capital not to allow 'end of life' or overage vehicles to refuel in Delhi from July 1. It also asked officials in five districts of the National Capital Region (NCR) — Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Sonipat — to impose similar restrictions from November 1. All other NCR districts have been given time until March 31, 2026 to implement the order. The National Green Tribunal had in 2015 banned overage vehicles, defined as petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years, in the NCR. In its order, the Centre's air quality monitoring panel asked the Transport Departments of Delhi and NCR States to 'disseminate this direction among all stakeholders, including fuel stations, and ensure its strict compliance through effective implementation/ enforcement measures'. It also stated that 'concerted actions initiated by all the agencies concerned towards liquidation of the large fleet of end of life vehicles shall be reported to the commission on a monthly basis'. According to the order, all fuel stations in the Capital need to instal automated number plate recognition cameras by June 30. These cameras will be linked with the Centre's VAHAN portal to identify overage vehicles. The Delhi government had in March decided to ban fuel to overage vehicles and those without valid Pollution Under Control certificates from April 1. However, it later said the necessary hardware had not been installed at some filling stations. 'The installations have been made in nearly 90% of the fuel stations. We are working to instal the systems in the remaining stations,' Delhi Environment Manjinder Singh Sirsa had said earlier this month. More curbs The CAQM also directed a prohibition from November 1 on the entry into the Capital of all transport and commercial goods vehicles not registered in Delhi. The order exempted BS-VI, CNG, LNG, and EVs, as well as vehicles transporting essential commodities, from the curbs. However, it directed that all providers of essential goods would also have to switch to these environment-friendly fuel sources by October 31, 2026. It also sought 'quarterly reports on the action taken by the agencies concerned'. So far, the ban on the entry of vehicles from other States has been implemented only during the implementation of the GRAP following a deterioration in the air quality.
