'Diesel cars can't be banned in Capital'
The city Government has informed the Delhi High Court of its inability to ban or control the number of diesel-run vehicles on the roads of the capital.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The city Government has informed the Delhi High Court of its inability to ban or control the number of diesel-run vehicles on the roads of the capital.
In an affidavit, it said "as per standard currently in force all four wheelers have to conform with Bharat Stage-III but private-owned diesel cars can't be banned under the existing law without amending the Motor Vehicle Act."
The High Court on August 23 had directed the Government to explore the way to discourage and to contain the number of diesel-run vehicles in the city to control pollution.
In response to the Court's query as to what steps it is taking to provide safe public transport, the Government failed to come out with a clear cut policy but said "It is taking various steps for augmenting the public transport system."
The Court on August 23 had also directed the city government and the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation to purchase 3,000 buses within three months for phasing out of private Blueline buses by 2012.
The Court, which first took suo motu cognisance of the matter on July 10 after a spate of deaths due to rash driving of Blueline buses, had also issued contempt notices to nine bus owners hauled up by Delhi Police for overspeeding.
In an affidavit, it said "as per standard currently in force all four wheelers have to conform with Bharat Stage-III but private-owned diesel cars can't be banned under the existing law without amending the Motor Vehicle Act."
The High Court on August 23 had directed the Government to explore the way to discourage and to contain the number of diesel-run vehicles in the city to control pollution.
In response to the Court's query as to what steps it is taking to provide safe public transport, the Government failed to come out with a clear cut policy but said "It is taking various steps for augmenting the public transport system."
The Court on August 23 had also directed the city government and the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation to purchase 3,000 buses within three months for phasing out of private Blueline buses by 2012.
The Court, which first took suo motu cognisance of the matter on July 10 after a spate of deaths due to rash driving of Blueline buses, had also issued contempt notices to nine bus owners hauled up by Delhi Police for overspeeding.
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