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Starting July 1, petrol pumps in Delhi will stop refuelling diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol/CNG vehicles older than 15 years, as per the new directive by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
The Delhi government has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enforce the move. Fuel stations must display notices, train staff to identify end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), and log all denied transactions. These logs must be submitted weekly to the transport department. The SOPs also call for widespread awareness drives through FM radio, newspaper ads and direct outreach.
Automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems at fuel stations will track vehicle entry and flag non-compliant vehicles in real time, officials said.
Enforcement teams will monitor high-footfall fuel stations, and violators may face penalties or legal action under the Motor Vehicles Act.
The crackdown follows a 2018 Supreme Court order banning diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the National Capital. A 2014 order by the National Green Tribunal had also prohibited parking vehicles older than 15 years in public places. pti
