CAQM to discuss Delhi govt request to put on hold ELV refuelling ban

Delhi's government appeals to pause the fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles; the issue will be discussed at the CAQM meeting on Tuesday.

Published on: Jul 8, 2025, 05:36:19 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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CAQM to discuss Delhi govt request to put on hold ELV refuelling ban

The issue of denying fuel to end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and the Delhi government’s appeal to put the direction on hold are likely to be discussed at the general meeting of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas, scheduled for Tuesday, officials aware of the matter said.

Last Friday, the Delhi government asked the statutory body to consider putting the direction on hold, due to technical and infrastructure challenges. The government subsequently said it will approach the Supreme Court to review its ban on 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles in Delhi, contending that on-road emissions, and not age, should be the criteria for scrapping old vehicles.

“A meeting will be held on Tuesday at 3.30pm, which will include all CAQM members and representatives from the NCR state governments. While it is a general meeting, where recent directions and their progress will be reviewed, direction number 89 and the Delhi government’s letter seeking for it to be put on hold will be among the key topics that will be discussed,” a CAQM official said.

A Delhi government official said the environment secretary will represent the government at the meeting.

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Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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