NGT seeks views on banning govt’s diesel vehicles

National Green Tribunal has asked government agencies why they have not submitted their views on phasing out over a decade old diesel vehicles in their departments, despite its specific directions two months ago.

The green panel had on December 11 last year directed the central and state governments to take a decision on not buying any diesel vehicle for their departments and asked them to prepare an action plan for disposing of diesel vehicles which were more than 10 years old.

However, no suggestion, response or comment has yet been submitted by any public authority on the issue.

“We had asked for an action plan for phasing out of diesel vehicles particularly the trucks. 

“You have not given comments as to why we should not ban old government department diesel vehicles,” a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar observed.