* Delhi - 2.7 mn trucks to go off road from 1 April as govt proposes a ban
-- The order would be made public within 10 days and the ban on trucks that are older than 15 years will be enforced from 1 April... As many as 2.7 million trucks are expected to be taken off the road from 1 April when the government enforces a ban on trucks that are older than 15 years, according to vehicle registration data available with the roads ministry... The step will create an immediate spike in demand for commercial vehicles as sales start to look up after a prolonged slowdown. During the April-October period, sales of commercial vehicles grew 8% to 373,000 units, while overall automobile sales grew 2.46% to 12.05 million units... Environmentalists believe the move will also help reduce emission levels. As much as 30% of the total particulate pollution from the transport sector comes from trucks... A spokesperson for the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) declined to comment, requesting time until a government notification is made public... A number of studies in the past few months have labelled Delhi as the world’s most-polluted city. A dozen other Indian cities figure among the 20 most polluted cities across the world... Over the past few days, smog has covered the city-state as farmers in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana torch crop waste, flouting a ban...
(Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint - The ban will create an immediate spike in demand for commercial vehicles as sales start to look up after a prolonged slowdown) -- New Delhi, India - Live MINT, by Amrit Raj - Labels: green news, transport intelligence
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