NEW DELHI: The transport department on Wednesday launched a drive to lift vehicles that have surpassed their age and send those directly for scrapping.
A total of 10 teams of enforcement wing impounded 50 vehicles, which were more than 10 years old (diesel) and 15 years old (petrol) and found plying or deemed to be plying (parked in public place) in Civil Lines area. The department said that the move was aimed at encouraging vehicle owners in Delhi to come forward and scrap their vehicles.
“Under the new initiative, end-of-life vehicles will be impounded and directly send to scrapping yard if they are found plying on city roads or parked in public places,” said the department in a press statement.
“NOC for diesel vehicles up to 10 years/less than 15 years old petrol vehicles can be issued for any place in the country. NOC for diesel vehicles above 10 years and petrol vehicles above 15 years will be issued for other states subject to certain conditions,” an official said.
“The vehicle owners will have the option to convert their 10 years old diesel/15 years old petrol vehicles to electric in case they wish to ply their vehicle in Delhi.”
In 2018, the Supreme Court banned diesel and petrol vehicles older than 10 and 15 years, respectively, in Delhi.
