The Delhi government will stop providing petrol t🔯o vehicles older than 15 years at fuel stations across the city after March 31, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday.
Delhi to ban fuel for vehicles ol🏅der than 15 years from April 1, as part of efforts to curb air pollution, says Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
The Delhi government will stop providing petrol t🔯o vehicles older than 15 years at fuel stations across the city after March 31, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday.
Following a meeting with officials to discuss measures𝄹 to combat air pollution in the national capital, Sirsa said the government is taking stringent steps to curb vehicular emissions and 🧸pollution.
The meꦗeting focused on key policy decisions, including restrictions on older vehicles, mandatory anti-smog measures, and the transition to electric public transport.
"We are installing gadgets a🍰t petrol pumps which will identify vehicles older than 15 years, and no fuel will be provided to them," Sirsa said after the meeting.
He added that the Deღlhi gove𓆉rnment would inform the Union Ministry of Petroleum about this decision.
In addition to restricting fuel 𝐆supply to older vehicles, Sirsa announced that all high-rise buildings, hotels, and commercial complexes in the capital must install anti-smog guns to curb air pollution levels.
Fu🐟rtherm💝ore, he said nearly 90 per cent of the public CNG buses in Delhi will be phased out by December 2025 and replaced by electric buses as part of the government's push towards cleaner and sustainable public transport.
The announcements come as part of Delhi's broader efforts to combat 𓆉air pollution, a significant challenge for the city's residents.