Phasing out diesel autos from the city roads

The implementation of Punjab and Haryana High Court orders to phase out diesel autos from the city roads might pose problems for the commuters. The administration is not prepared with any alternative mode of commuting like CNG or LPG-run autos. CNG has not reached the city and there are only two fuel pumps of LPG gas here.

Jatinder Moudgil, who had filed the writ in the court to ban diesel autos, said the administration lacks in its attempt to provide proper infrastructure for implementing the orders. The transport authorities would submit an affidavit in the high court during the next hearing on May 3, mentioning its plan to act on the orders. The gas agencies are prepared to lay CNG pipelines but the lackadaisical attitude of the state government that is delaying the matter would pose transportation problems for the residents, Moudgil added.

Speaking about the preparedness, deputy commissioner Rahul Tiwari said, “I convened a meeting with auto-driver unions on Tuesday evening. I explained to them that the issue is sub judice. If the court accepts the stay request petitioned by the unions against the May 1 deadline to take diesel autos off-road, we will approach banks for loans to convert the diesel autos to LPG ones.”

via City not ready with CNG, LPG vehicles - Ludhiana - City - The Times of India.
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