Delhi government in compliance with National Green Tribunal’s directions will deregister all diesel vehicles which will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022, and issue no objection certificate (NOC) so that they can be re-registered in other places.
The tribunal said that its direction for deregistration of diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, will be complied with effectively and without default.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued directions relating to restrictions on registration and plying of diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old in the Delhi- NCR (National Capital Region).
The deregistration of diesel vehicles, which are 15 years old, was to be taken up in the first instance.
However, no NOC will be issued for diesel vehicles, which have completed 15 years or more on the date of applying for it, according to an order issued earlier this week by the Delhi transport department.
The NGT had directed states to identify areas where the dispersion of air is higher and vehicular density is less.
The transport department order said that owners will also have the option to convert their 10-year-old diesel or 15-year-old petrol vehicles to electric ones if they want to continue using them. Transport department and traffic police teams are impounding such vehicles and sending them for scrapping by authorised vendors.
