All diesel vehicles over 10 years old banned in Delhi

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, April 07, 2015: In an effort to curb air pollution in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in a landmark ruling Tuesday banned diesel vehicles over ten years old from plying on Delhi roads.

 

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order and noted that countries like Denmark, Brazil, China and Sri Lanka are in the process of banning diesel vehicles.

"We may mention that a number of countries in the world are in the process or have prohibited diesel vehicles or are in the process of doing away with them by imposing very heavy taxes. We have already noticed that certain stringent measures need to be taken to ensure that residents of the area do not travel closer to ill-health with each breath they take," said the bench.

"We direct all diesel vehicles, heavy or light, which are ten years old will not be permitted on the roads of Delhi and NCR," it directed.

According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Delhi had the worst air quality in the world while 12 other Indian cities also figured among the world’s worst 20.

 

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