NGT asks oil companies to stop plying BS-I, BS-II vehicles in NCR
Source: The Times of India, Date: , 2017
The Times of India, New Delhi, Mar, 2017 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed public sector
oil companies to stop plying Bharat Stage(BS)-I and BS-II vehicles for
transporting petrol or petroleum products in the national capital. A bench
headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar ordered Indian Oil
Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum
to immediately ban such vehicles. The green panel also directed the joint
commissioner of police to ensure the compliance of the order.The green panel had in December last year
issued notices to the oil companies and asked them to inform whether they use
any diesel vehicle more than a decade old for transporting petrol or diesel to
fuel stations.