1 lakh diesel cars de-registered in Delhi, your 15-year-old petrol car may be next

The Delhi government has de-registered over one lakh 10-year-old diesel vehicles, directing the owners to either retrofitting these vehicles with electric kits or to sell those to other states after acquiring a no-objection certificate.

This however may not be the end of taking old vehicles off the roads in a bid to reduce pollution. A senior officer from the Delhi transport department conveyed that petrol vehicles which are older than 15 years will also be deregistered in the coming days.

Delhi's transport department has warned that if any de-registered petrol vehicle older than 15 years is found plying on roads, it will be impounded and sent for scrapping.

The de-registered diesel vehicles include around 87,000 cars, and the rest include goods carriers, buses, and tractors.

Currently, Delhi has roughly around 43 lakh, including 32 lakh two-wheelers and 11 lakh cars which are older than 15-year.

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