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Starting July 1, Delhi will stop selling fuel to petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years. AI-powered cameras at petrol pumps will identify and block such vehicles automatically. The move aims to reduce vehicular emissions and improve air quality in the capital. Officials warn that fuel stations violating the ban may face penalties.

Key Points: Delhi Bans Fuel Sales to Petrol 15-Year and Diesel 10-Year Old Vehicles

  • Delhi bans fuel sales to petrol vehicles over 15 years old
  • Diesel vehicles older than 10 years barred from refueling
  • AI cameras installed at pumps to identify banned vehicles
  • Violating fuel stations may face government action
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Delhi: No sale of diesel, petrol to vehicles above 10, 15 years of age from tomorrow

Delhi stops petrol and diesel sales to older vehicles from July 1 to curb pollution, using AI cameras for enforcement.

"Delhi will not be defined by landfills or smog. Our goal is zero waste mountains, minimum dust, and cleaner air. – Manjinder Singh Sirsa"

New Delhi, June 30

Starting Tuesday, the Delhi government is planning to stop the sale of petrol and diesel to end-of-life (EoL) or over-age vehicles – a move aimed at fighting vehicular emission-linked air pollution in the Capital, an official said.

Petrol pump owners on Monday confirmed that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and other devices linked to the transport ministry’s data bank have been installed at their outlets to identify EoL vehicles.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued a direction that all EoL vehicles identified through ANPR cameras or other such devices installed at filling stations shall be denied fuel from July 1 in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

Manager of a petrol pump in Vivek Vihar, Sanjay Dedha, said, "The Delhi government has installed the system. Let’s see from tomorrow — if vehicles within that category come. We are waiting to see if the system works fine. If there are any server-related hiccups, we will physically identify old vehicles and not provide petrol or diesel to them."

“We want to augment the efforts of the government as these are good for everybody’s health,” said Dedha.

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa earlier said, “Delhi will not be defined by landfills or smog. Our goal is zero waste mountains, minimum dust, and cleaner air in every neighbourhood — this is governance that acts, not waits.”

Even Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said the government is taking concrete steps to make the national capital pollution-free and green.

“Public transportation is being rapidly converted to electric vehicles, which will not only reduce pollution but also provide Delhi residents with clean and affordable transportation,” said CM Gupta in a post on X.

To enforce the ban on the sale of fuel to EoL vehicles, AI-enabled cameras connected to the Transport Department's database have been installed at fuel stations. These cameras will read number plates, identify overage vehicles and alert petrol pump staff.

Petrol vehicles over 15 years and diesel vehicles (personal) over 10 years will be barred from buying fuel from Tuesday, said an official.

The transport department has defined EoL vehicles as those which are no longer validly registered vehicles, whether running on petrol, CNG or diesel. These also include petrol vehicles more than 15 years old and diesel vehicles more than 10 years old.

The transport department has warned that fuel pump owners found supplying fuel to EoL vehicles may also face action.

- IANS

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Sarah B
As an expat living in Delhi, I appreciate this move. But what about proper scrapping facilities? Just banning fuel won't solve the problem if old vehicles keep occupying parking spaces and roads.
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Arjun K
Good initiative but government should also provide better public transport first. My 12-year-old diesel car is my only way to commute to Noida daily. Metro is always overcrowded 😓
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Priya S
What about proper incentives for scrapping old vehicles? My father's 2008 diesel car still runs perfectly but now we'll have to junk it. Government should offer better exchange schemes for electric vehicles.
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Michael C
Interesting to see Delhi taking such tech-driven measures. The ANPR camera system seems advanced, but I hope there's a proper appeals process if vehicles get wrongly identified. Technology isn't perfect.
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Kavya N
This is just targeting middle class car owners! What about the thousands of polluting trucks that pass through Delhi every night? They're the real culprits for our bad air quality 🚛
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Vikram M
Implementation will be key. Remember the odd-even scheme? Everyone found loopholes. Hope this time the government has thought through all scenarios. Delhi's air needs urgent action 🙏

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