NGT orders oil companies to stop plying BS-I, BS-II vehicles in Delhi

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed public sector oil companies to immediately stop plying Bharat Stage-I (BS-I) and Bharat Stage-II (BS-II) vehicles for transporting petrol or petroleum products in the national capital Delhi. The order was issued against Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum. The NGT direction came during the hearing of batch of petitions filed by various contractors seeking registration of new BS-IV compliant diesel vehicles purchased for transport of petrol from company depots to identified petrol pumps in Delhi-NCR.

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017