The Haryana Government has decided to strictly implement the recent orders of the Supreme Court to ban 15 years old petrol vehicles and 10 years diesel vehicles plying in the areas of National Capital Region falling in the state.
Transport Minister Krishan lal Panwar on Thursday said that instructions to this effect have been issued to officers concerned.
With 13 districts of Haryana included in National Capital Region, 57 per cent area of the State falls in the NCR. The districts namely Gurgaon, Rewari, Faridabad, Palwal, Mewat, Rohtak, Sonipat, Panipat, Jhajjar, Mahendergarh, Bhiwani, Karnal and Jind are included in national capital region (NCR)
The State Government had recently launched a campaign to check such vehicles and ban the plying of 15 years old petrol operated commercial vehicles and 10 years old diesel operated commercial vehicles in the NCR falling in Haryana.
Panwar added that several demands raised by Roadways Union, including outstanding bonus, uniform and increase in other allowances, have already been approved. He said that in future also all genuine demands of employees of the transport department would be addressed on priority basis