The Gautam Buddh Nagar Transport Department has seized more than 650 vehicles in Noida and Greater Noida for violating Delhi-NCR restrictions on old diesel and petrol vehicles, as enforcement against polluting vehicles intensifies across the twin cities.
The seized vehicles include cars, sport utility vehicles and commercial vehicles. The department said the action was taken to control pollution and enforce directions associated with the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal. The vehicles have been handed over to authorised scrapping centres, where the scrapping process is under way.
The enforcement drive was conducted under the supervision of Assistant Regional Transport Officer (Enforcement) Udit Narayan Pandey. Transport department enforcement teams carried out checks at major intersections, expressways and internal roads across Gautam Buddh Nagar. The inspections covered old diesel and petrol vehicles as well as vehicles found violating other prescribed standards.
According to the department, diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old are prohibited from being operated or parked in public places in the Delhi-NCR area. Driving such vehicles on public roads or parking them in public locations is treated as a violation of the applicable rules.
The department said the checking campaign would continue in Noida and Greater Noida. Vehicle owners have been advised not to operate restricted vehicles on public roads or park them along roads and in other public places. Action will continue against vehicles found to be in violation during the enforcement checks.
The crackdown places vehicle owners within the NCR’s age-based restrictions under renewed pressure, particularly those who continue to use older private or commercial vehicles for daily travel. The department has asked owners to complete scrapping only through authorised facilities rather than informal channels.
Under the process described by the department, owners who surrender restricted vehicles to authorised scrapping centres will be eligible to receive the vehicle’s scrap value and a certificate of deposit. The certificate can be used to claim a road-tax concession and additional benefits when purchasing a new vehicle, subject to the applicable process.
The department has also advised owners to obtain the required no-objection certificate if they want to transfer a restricted vehicle to a state or district where the age-based restriction does not apply. Such transfers must follow the prescribed procedure and require an NOC from the relevant authorities.
The department said its enforcement campaign against restricted old vehicles would remain in operation and urged owners to complete scrapping or transfer-related formalities through the authorised process.
