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IN PHOTOS: Delhi begins ban on fuel sale to old vehicles; AI cameras, traffic police teams deployed at pumps

Updated On: 01 July, 2025 12:21 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

The ban on the supply of fuel to old vehicles kicked off in Delhi on Tuesday amid high security. (Pics/ PTI)

The Delhi government has installed Automatic Number Plate reader cameras (ANPR) at nearly 350 petrol pumps across the national capital for the detection of such vehicles. Pic/ PTI

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The Delhi government has installed Automatic Number Plate reader cameras (ANPR) at nearly 350 petrol pumps across the national capital for the detection of such vehicles. Pic/ PTI
The transport department has chalked out a detailed deployment plan involving personnel from its organisation, Delhi Police, Traffic Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)

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The transport department has chalked out a detailed deployment plan involving personnel from its organisation, Delhi Police, Traffic Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)

Multiple teams of the transport department, traffic police and local police have been deployed at different petrol pumps in South Delhi

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Multiple teams of the transport department, traffic police and local police have been deployed at different petrol pumps in South Delhi

The drive began from 6 am on Tuesday, enforcing the prohibition of fuel sale to petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years

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The drive began from 6 am on Tuesday, enforcing the prohibition of fuel sale to petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years

The move is part of the Delhi government's effort to tackle air pollution

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The move is part of the Delhi government's effort to tackle air pollution

A 2018 Supreme Court judgment had banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi. A 2014 National Green Tribunal order also prohibits the parking of vehicles aged over 15 years in public places

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A 2018 Supreme Court judgment had banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi. A 2014 National Green Tribunal order also prohibits the parking of vehicles aged over 15 years in public places

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