“It is further requested to take steps to ensure that goods carriers destined to Delhi should be conforming BS VI Emission Norms or CNG/ Electric vehicles w.e.f 01/10/2023,” read the letter.
In a bid to control increasing levels of pollution, especially during winters, the Delhi Transport department has written to neighbouring states urging them to shift from diesel vehicles to CNG, electric or BS VI fuel.
Special Commissioner Transport Shilpa Shinde wrote to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh transport corporations to issue advisories to the RTOs under their jurisdiction to issue permits to heavy carriage vehicles destined to Delhi only if they are CNG/Electric BS-VI compliant.