In order to effectively implement the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning plying of more than 10-year-old diesel vehicles, the Delhi Government has asked the Delhi Police to direct all SHOs to deploy adequate personnel at all the entry points to deal with law and order problems. In his letter to Special Commissioner (law & Order) Deepak Mishra, Transport Special Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Saxena said that several enforcement teams have been deployed at seven entry points on National Highways to check the entry of overloaded, overaged, and polluting vehicles in Delhi.
"As several teams have been deployed at highways, it may result in traffic jams, long queues at borders which may cause congestion as well as law and order problems," said a senior Government official. Keeping this in mind, the Special Commissioner (law & Order) has been asked to instruct all SHOs to deploy adequate police personnel to deal with the law and order problems and ensure smooth flow of traffic, the official said.
The green bench had on April 7 ordered a ban on all diesel-run vehicles more than 10 years old in Delhi and NCR. The Transport Department has also sent details of registration of such vehicles to Traffic Police to take necessary action. The Delhi Government has also written to the Ministry of Road Transport to take necessary action. In his letter to Joint Secretary of the Ministry, Saxena said, “Due to NGT order, lakhs of vehicles will not be able to ply on the roads of NCR, including Delhi. As such a proper mechanism would be required for disposal of these vehicles.”