NEW DELHI, 1 March (H.S.) : The owners of 15-year-old vehicles will not be

able to run in the capital, Delhi, because petrol and diesel will not be sold

for them. This decision has been taken due to increasing pollution in Delhi.

For the last several years, the level of pollution in Delhi has reached its

peak during the winter season.

The Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

on Saturday announced that the Delhi government will stop providing petrol and

diesel to vehicles older than 15 years at petrol pumps across the city after

March 31. The Delhi government has decided to ban the operation of petrol

vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years from March

31, 2025. This step has been taken with the aim of controlling the increasing

pollution level in the city. Under these rules, banned vehicles will be confiscated

and scrapped. After meeting with officials to discuss measures to tackle air

pollution in the national capital. Sirsa said the government is taking strict

steps to curb vehicular emissions and pollution.

The meeting focused on key policy decisions,

including a ban on older vehicles, mandatory anti-smog measures, and a shift to

electric public transport. After the meeting, Sirsa said, “We are installing

gadgets at petrol pumps that will identify vehicles older than 15 years, and

they will not be given any fuel.” He said that the Delhi government will inform

the Union Petroleum Ministry about this decision.

Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya