AS the weather changes, there is a spike in air pollutants. This, coupled with the burning of farm residue by neighbouring states, has made Delhi’s air nothing short of a poisonous cocktail. Given the gravity of the situation, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has come down hard on the non-implementation of the colour-coded sticker scheme which identifies vehicles based on their fuel type and age. This is to ensure that banned vehicles do not enter or ply in the National Capital Region (NCR).
In a recent meeting, Bhure Lal, chairperson of EPCA, said that it would seek the Supreme Court’s intervention for enforcement of the coloured stickers’ scheme. The scheme is part of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) which will help authorities identify banned vehicles. According to an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), pollution levels need to be cut by 65 per cent to meet air quality standards.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways was supposed to have implemented the scheme by affixing hologram-based colour-coded stickers on all diesel and petrol vehicles by October 2018. Petrol and CNG vehicles are to get blue stickers; diesel vehicles, orange stickers, and all other vehicles, grey stickers. The stickers will serve as a third registration plate to be fixed on the left corner of the windshield from inside. The scheme is for all NCR states— Delhi, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan.
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