The Delhi Transport Department has launched a new phase of enforcement against overage vehicles in the national capital, in a bid to combat air pollution as winter approaches. Starting this week and continuing until December, the department, in collaboration with traffic police, has intensified efforts to impound diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles exceeding 15 years of age.
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Delhi old-age vehicles crackdown:
According to the department, four teams of traffic police will be stationed in each municipal zone, working in coordination with the Transport Department’s enforcement wing. These teams will target vehicles still being driven or parked in public spaces, despite exceeding their legal lifespan. In addition, unregistered and unfit e-rickshaws are also part of the crackdown.
As part of the operation, a total of 213 vehicles, including two-wheelers, cars, and e-rickshaws, were impounded on the first day. This is the second major crackdown on overage vehicles in recent years, following a similar drive initiated in March last year, which lasted for several months. To date, more than 55 lakh overage vehicles have been deregistered in the city, officials noted.
A senior official explained that these “end of life” vehicles will be directly sent to scrapping yards if found on city roads or parked in public areas.
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If you own an out-of-life vehicle in Delhi, you’ll be presented with three options: park your overage vehicles in privately owned parking spaces, apply for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to transfer the vehicle out of Delhi within a year, or scrap it through a registered agency.
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