No fuel for old vehicles in Delhi: Police seized two bikes, teams deployed at petrol pumps; AAP's reaction

There is a ban on giving petrol and diesel to vehicles that have completed their age in the capital Delhi from today. Delhi Police has seized two end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) from a petrol pump. AI cameras and traffic police have been deployed at petrol pumps in the capital.

The Transport Department has prepared a deployment plan involving personnel from its organization, Delhi Police, Traffic Police, and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Traffic Inspector Ashok Kumar said that two motorcycles have been seized here. As per the guidelines, we will hand them over to the registered vehicle scrapper. After this, the vehicle owner will be given the scrap value as per the rules.

AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj's statement came out

On not giving fuel to vehicles that have completed their age, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that did they not have any other way to stop old vehicles? Now that the monsoon has arrived in Delhi, will they run a pilot project for artificial rain? You (BJP) filled the small potholes, but left the big ones as they were. They don't know how to run a government.

To keep air pollution under control, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has directed all petrol pumps in Delhi not to give petrol and diesel to vehicles that have completed their prescribed age. To implement this, the Transport Department has prepared a detailed plan involving Delhi Police, Traffic Police, and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) personnel.

Under this, Delhi Police personnel will be deployed at petrol pumps numbered 1 to 100, while the Transport Department will deploy 59 special teams at fuel stations numbered 101 to 159. One traffic police officer will be deployed at each of the 350 identified petrol pumps, keeping an eye on old vehicles. Two additional policemen will be deployed at each petrol pump to maintain law and order.

Cameras are installed at petrol pumps.

Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras have been installed at more than 500 petrol pumps in Delhi. ANPR cameras will scan the vehicle's number plate and check its age with the vehicle database. If the vehicle falls in the EOL (End of Life) category, the pump employee will get an alert not to give fuel. In case of violation, the vehicle will be seized and a fine of Rs 10,000 will be imposed on four-wheelers and Rs 5,000 on two-wheelers; these will be sent directly to the scrap yard. Also, towing and parking charges will have to be paid. From Tuesday, enforcement agencies will report this to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) every day.