Delhi Environment Minister Sirsa requested CAQM to suspend the July 1st ban on fuel for End-of-Life vehicles due to ANPR system flaws (camera glitches, database integration issues).
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has formally requested the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to suspend the enforcement of Direction No. 89, which would deny fuel to End-of-Life (EOL) vehicles in the capital starting July 1. In a detailed letter, Sirsa highlighted critical technological shortcomings and practical challenges, stressing that premature implementation could backfire.
In a press briefing, the Delhi Environment Minister stated, "We have informed them that the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras that were installed are not a robust system, and there are still many challenges with them. Technical glitches, non-working sensors, and malfunctioning speakers: all these challenges are there. It has not been integrated with the NCR data yet. It is not able to identify HSRP plates. We also said that such a law has not been implemented in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ghaziabad and the rest of NCR till now..."
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