No fuel to 15 year old vehicles in Delhi; Government announces slews of anti pollution measures

New Delhi: To control pollution in the National Capital, the Delhi government on Saturday took slews of anti-pollution measures, including a big decision that after March 31, vehicles older than 15 years will not get fuel.

The announcement was made by Delhi’s Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, after a meeting with senior officials here.

Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the government’s initial focus will be on heavy vehicles entering Delhi and teams will check whether the laid-down rules are being followed.

Announcing several other anti-pollution measures, Sirsa said that the newly formed BJP government is taking stringent steps to curb vehicular emissions and pollution. Restrictions on older vehicles, mandatory anti-smog measures, and the transition to electric public transport were among the issues discussed.

Environment Minister Sirsa said, “We do not have information about vehicles coming from outside but we have decided to stop giving fuel to vehicles older than 15 years after March 31, 2025. And a team will be set up to identify such vehicles”.

“We are going to make it mandatory for all big hotels, office complexes, airports, commercial complexes and construction sites in Delhi to immediately install anti-smog guns to control pollution” he told the reports.

The minister also announced that nearly 90 per cent of the public CNG buses in Delhi will be phased out and replaced by electric buses by December 2025.

Sirsa also said that the BJP government will get permission from the Centre to implement cloud seeding and induce artificial rain whenever air pollution levels spike in the national capital.