Following Supreme Court’s order to ban the plying of 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol engine vehicles in the National Capital Region districts, Haryana Police will conduct a special awareness-cum-enforcement drive against old vehicles on roads in all the 14 districts falling in the NCR. As per court, such category of vehicles cannot ply in 14 districts of Haryana falling in the NCR . As per the guidelines, 10-years old diesel and 15-years old petrol vehicles are not allowed to operate on the roads in NCR region districts - Faridabad, Gurugram, Nuh, Rohtak, Sonipat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Panipat, Palwal, Bhiwani, Dadri, Mahendragarh, Jind and Karnal.
A spokesperson said that along with the drivers or owners, the general public will also be made aware about the directives and ban on plying of such vehicles in these districts.
As part of the awareness campaign, the owners of such vehicles will also be advised to scrap this category of vehicles as per government policy. In respect of vehicles that have completed the stipulated time period, various teams of police will inform the people in this regard by visiting taxi stands, auto markets, truck unions, vehicle sales centers and other public places.