The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday rapped the Delhi Police asking why it has not taken any action against vehicles more than 15 years old from plying on the roads in the national Capital.
“Why do not you (Police) take action against 15-year-old vehicles which are plying on roads hereIJ What have you done so farIJ Why do not you challan themIJ” a Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked.
Responding to it, the police told the Bench that they have challaned around 1,000 such vehicles and have also started to impound them. The Bench was also informed by the petitioner that only diesel taxis were impounded in pursuance to Supreme Court’s order which had on April 30 refused to extend deadline fixed for conversion of diesel taxis plying in the national Capital into less-polluting CNG mode.