Haryana bans fuel sales to old vehicles with new cameras
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The Haryana government will prevent end-of-life vehicles from purchasing fuel in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, and Jhajjar districts starting October 16.
Transport Minister Anil Vij announced the plan to install 775 Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at petrol pumps in these four districts of the National Capital Region (NCR). The project costs an estimated 41.74 crore rupees. The government intends to expand the camera network across all of Haryana, eventually installing 2,780 ANPR cameras.
This initial phase responds to directions from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), which asked for the cameras to be in place by September 30 to meet environmental standards. These cameras will automatically identify older vehicles, allowing authorities to enforce rules designed to improve air quality in the NCR. Officials believe this technology will make it easier to systematically identify and remove polluting vehicles from the road, furthering the state government’s pollution control efforts.
