Last month in May, the Delhi government issued a standard operating procedure on the fuel ban for older vehicles in Delhi. Owing to the government’s directions, the Commission for Air Quality Management (AQM) issued directions to fuel stations that no end-of-life vehicles should be given fuel from July 1.

The End-of-life (EOL) directions were implemented on diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. 

However, soon after two days of implementing the ‘End-of-Life’ directions, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued that it is not feasible to further execute this plan of action, as technological challenges and complex systems can be a major concern.