Haryana bans 15 year old petrol and 10 year old diesel cars; it comes into effect in the cities like Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar
Haryana government has banned the 15 year old petrol vehicles and 10 year old diesel vehicles from plying in NCR. The cities like Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonepat and Jhajjar comes under the territorial jurisdiction of National Capital Region or NCR. According to the ban imposed by Haryana government 15 year old petrol vehicles and 10 year old diesel vehicles can’t run in these cities.
Interestingly, the ban comes soon after the NGT’s proposal. Recently NGT proposed to ban the 15 year old petrol and 10 year old diesel vehicles in Delhi and NCR. The four cities in Haryana, where the ban is implemented, have more than 20 lakh registered vehicles. Haryana state transport Minister Krishan Lal Panar has issued the order of the ban. He has also directed the concerned authorities to implement the ban effectively.
Also read: NGT Suggests Impounding 10 Year Old Diesel Cars in Delhi-NCR
As World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported, Delhi is at 11th position on the list of most polluted cities in the world. The NCR comes with much higher pollution level, which is as much as 25 times higher than normal level.
Delhi government has been taking several steps to curb the pollution level in the national capital. It implemented the odd even rule in the city in two phases. This odd even rule significantly reduced the pollution level and traffic congestion in Delhi.
Also read: Pressure Horn Ban in Delhi, Announced by NGT
Later the Supreme Court banned the 2000 cc and larger diesel engine powered cars in Delhi and NCR. Also the apex court banned the diesel run taxis from plying in Delhi and NCR. Than ban on diesel taxis was lifted later though. Not only Delhi and NCR, but the rising pollution level has created concerns in other parts of the country as well.
Also read: 10 Years Old Diesel Vehicles Banned in Kerala by NGT
NGT has already banned the 10 year old diesel vehicles in Kerala. Moreover the 2000 c and larger diesel engines are also banned in Kerala. NGT also wanted to implement the ban on 2000 cc and larger diesel engines in 15 other metro cities across the country.