After several complaints were reported in the CNG retro-fitment in the national Capital, the Transport Department has directed all the Motor licensing Officers (MlOs) in regional transport offices not to endorse any CNG kits as the companies installing these kits have indulged in unfair trade practices and installing sub-standard gadgets for the past several months.
The Transport Department's deputy Commissioners (operations) has issued a circular to all the MlOs stating that the allegations have been received from some corners that some CNG kit manufacturers have been supplying unapproved and uncertified CNG kits for retro- fitment in the in-use vehicles and thus cheating the vehicle owners by supplying these sub-standard kits.
In fact, the vehicle owners have been coughing up huge amount even for these sub-standard kits.
The DC (operations) has directed all the MlOs not to endorse any CNG fuel kits till further orders. In his order, Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Yogesh Pratap said, “Since allegation has been received from some corners that some CNG Kit manufacturers have been supplying unapproved/ uncertified CNG kits for retro-fitment in the 'in-use' vehicles and thus cheating the vehicle owners by supplying the unapproved sub-standard CNG Kits and by charging prices of original CNG Kits for such unapproved / sub-standard kits.”
Thus the Transport Department has taken up the matter seriously and is keen to indentify the unscrupulous dealers indulging in installation of sub- standard kits. In one such order, MlO (Operations) Prawin Desai said, “…You were directed to look into the allegation levelled in the complaint made by M/s Dashmesh CNG Impex Pvt ltd and ensure that no such kit has been endorsed by the zonal authority and submit certificate to the effect and if any lapses are noticed then to take immediate necessary action into the matter under intimation to this office… But till date no reply/action taken report is received in this branch… You are therefore once again directed to enquire the matter / complaint and obtain the details of DCIPl CNG retro-fitted by both the distributor (M/s Highrise Overseas Pvt. ltd and M/s Arrowtech Gas Systems) or other RFCs and take necessary action against defaulter.”
Rajiv Sachdeva, proprietor of Shambhav Corporation, a dealer of retrofitting of CNG kit, said actually retro-fitting of CNG kit is not converted into RC due to this order. On the other hand, the Transport Department official said the complaints have been forwarded to the companies authorised by the Department to address the complaint properly.
There are 200 retro-fitting centres of CNG in Delhi. Delhi has around 80 lakh vehicles out of which only six lakh are on CNG mode. Thus, the business of retro-fitment of diesel or petrol vehicles to the CNG mode is high in demand.