Delhi govt launches drive to send overage vehicles for scrapping
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi government has kicked off a drive to send overage vehicles directly for scrapping.
The move is aimed at encouraging vehicles owner in Delhi to come forward and scrap their overage vehicles, said Transport Department officials on Wednesday.
"Under the new initiative, end of life vehicles will be impounded and directly sent to scrapping yard if they are found plying on city roads or parked in public places," said an official.
On Wednesday, 10 teams of Enforcement Wing, Transport Department, impounded 50 vehicles which are more than 10 years old (diesel) and 15 years old (petrol) found plying or deemed to be plying (parked in public place) in Civil Lines area and handed over to RVSF (Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility), registered under RVSF Rules-2021, for scrapping, the official said.
"NOC for diesel vehicles up to 10 years/ less than 15 years old petrol vehicles can be issued for any place in the country. NOC for diesel vehicles above 10 years and petrol vehicles above 15 years will be issued for other states subject to certain conditions," the official said.
The NOC will not be issued for the places which are identified by the state as restricted area in terms of order of NGT directions which had directed the states to identify areas where the dispersion of the air is higher and vehicular density is least.
The vehicle owners will have the option to convert their 10 years old diesel/ 15 years old petrol vehicles to electric, in case, they wish to ply their vehicle in NCT of Delhi.
However, the retro fitment of such vehicles with empanelled electric kits shall have to be got done through agencies approved by the Transport Department.
The other option with the owner of such vehicles is to get such end of life vehicles scrapped by filling application on Voluntary Vehicle Scrapping Application (https:/ / uscrap.parivahan.gov.in) and choose any of the nearby registered vehicle scrapping facility according to choice, the official said.
In 2018, the Supreme Court banned diesel and petrol vehicles older than 10 and 15 years, respectively, in Delhi. It had added that the vehicles plying in violation of the order would be impounded.
A 2014 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) bars vehicles older than 15 years to be parked in public places.
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Attack on ex-minister Anil Deshmukh attack: Case against 4 unidentified persons for murder bid
Nagpur (PTI): Police have registered a case against four unidentified persons on charges of attempt to murder after NCP (SP) leader and former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was seriously injured in stone pelting at his car in Nagpur, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident took place at around 8 pm on Monday and Deshmukh was later admitted to a private hospital in Nagpur.
State NCP (SP) spokesperson Pravin Kunte claimed there was a "conspiracy" behind Deshmukh, who received injuries on his head and shoulder, and blamed the ruling BJP for the incident.
The party headed by Sharad Pawar has demanded a high-level probe into the incident, which occurred on the last day of campaigning for the Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled on November 20.
Deshmukh was returning to Katol after attending a meeting in Narkhed village. Some unidentified persons threw stones at his car near Belphata on Jalalkheda Road near Katol in Nagpur district.
The former minister, who received injuries during the attack, was immediately rushed to the Katol Civil Hospital, police said.
He was later admitted to a private hospital here.
Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Harssh Poddar on Tuesday said they have taken a serious cognisance of the incident and registered a case against four unidentified persons on charges of attempt to murder.
A forensic team has visited the incident spot to collect technical evidence, he said.
The deputy SP of Katol was investigating the case, he said, adding that senior police officials and the district collector have also visited the incident spot.
Poddar appealed to the people not to pay attention to any rumours.
Anil Deshmukh's son Salil Deshmukh is contesting from the Katol assembly constituency on the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) ticket against BJP's Charansingh Thakur.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, NCP (SP) spokesperson Kunte said the former minister suffered injuries on his head and shoulder and doctors have advised him bed rest.
Asked who was behind the attack, Kunte blamed it on the BJP and its leaders.
He alleged there was a "nexus" of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state home minister, BJP MLC Parinay Fuke and Katol nominee Thakur operating in the area.
There is no law and order in the state and a former home minister is attacked, Kunte said, claiming no police security was provided at Deshmukh's residence through the night.
He also raised questions over Fuke holding a press conference on Tuesday morning and claiming the attack on Anil Deshmukh was a "political stunt".
"It is not a stunt but a conspiracy against Anil Deshmukh," Kunte claimed.
Earlier, NCP (SP) spokesperson Vedprakash Arya on Monday sought a high-level inquiry into the incident and police protection for Deshmukh's family.
"Some people attacked Anil Deshmukh's car in Belfata Bhishnur in Katol, wherein Deshmukh received serious head injury. His treatment started in Katol but due to the serious injury, he was shifted to Nagpur for treatment," Arya said in a statement.
He claimed that their political opponents were staring at a crushing defeat and, therefore, resorted to such a cowardly attack.
