Thousands of diesel-run taxis to go off the road

May 01, 2016 01:04

Commuters may face inconvenience as nearly 27,000 diesel-run taxis will not be allowed to ply on the capital's roads from May 1 after the Supreme Court on Saturday refused to extend the April 30 deadline fixed for their

conversion into CNG mode.

According to transport department, about 60,000 taxis are registered in the national capital and of them 27,000 are running on diesel. Around 2,000 diesel-run taxis had converted into CNG mode in the last two months.

The SC order is not applicable on cabs having All India Permits but most of the diesel cabs ply on local routes. This will essentially bring down the availability of cabs in the capital.

Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai has directed the enforcement wing of the transport department to launch a crackdown against diesel-run cabs plying on locals routes in the capital on May 1.

"We will deploy our teams at several points to catch diesel cabs plying on the local routes in Delhi. If diesel-run cab is caught, our officials will ask commuters about the pick up point and their destination following which it can be ascertained if it is following laid-down rules," said a senior government official.

The official said that there is already ban on diesel cabs plying on local routes in New Delhi.

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