Directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court for control of Pollution in Delhi
Hon’bleSupreme Court has issued several directions for control of vehicular pollution in Delhi in the Writ Petition (Civil) No.13029/1985 in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India. These directions and the time frame for their completion are given below:
| S No. | Direction | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Strict Enforcement of restriction on plying of goods vehicles during the day time | 15-08-1998 |
| 2. | Elimination of leaded petrol from Delhi | 01-09-1998 |
| 3. | Phasing out/ban on plying of old commercial/transport vehicles (i) Vehicles more than 20 years old (ii) Vehicles more than 17 years old (iii) Vehicles more than 15 years old |
02-10-1998
15-11-1998 31-12-1998 |
| 4. | Ban on supply of loose 2T oils | 31-12-1998 |
| 5. | Supply of only pre-mix petrol to 2-stroke engine vehicles | 31-12-1998 |
| 6. | Establishment of two Independent Fuel Testing Labs | 01-06-1999 |
| 7. | Only non-Commercial vehicles complying with EURO-I norms to be registered in NCR | 01-06-1999 |
| 8. | Only non-commercial vehicles complying with EURO-II Norms to be registered in NCR | 01-04-2000 |
| 9. | Comprehensive Inspection & Maintenance facilities to be started by transport Department and Private Sector | 31-03-2000 |
| 10. | New ISBT to be built at Delhi's North and South-West Borders (to avoid pollution due to entry of inter-state buses) | 31-03-2000 |
| 11. | Replacement of all pre-1990 autos and taxis with new vehicles using clean fuel | 31-03-2000 |
| 12. | Expansion of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) supply outlets from 9 to 80 | 31-03-2000 |
| 13. | Ban on plying of buses more than 8 years old except on clean fuels | 01-04-2000 |
| 14. | Strengthening of existing air quality monitoring stations and setting up of new stations of critical pollutants | 01-04-2000 |
| 15. | Replacement, with financial incentives, of post-1990 autos and taxis with new vehicles on clean fuel | 31-03-2001 |
| 16. | Entire city bus fleet (DTC & Private) to be converted to single fuel mode on CNG | 31-03-2001 |
| 17. | Augmentation of public transport to 10,000 buses (from existing 6,600 buses) | 01-04-2001 |
| 18. | Automated inspection and maintenance facilities to be set-up fro commercial vehicles | Immediate |
| 19. | Permission to ply less than 8 years old autos old autos & taxis and buses on conventional fuels till 30.09.2001 on special permits provided they have placed firm orders for new CNG vehicles or conversion of existing vehicle to CNG mode by 31.03.2001 | 31-09-2001 |
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