Gurugram Green Plan: EV zones, phasing out of diesel cars | News from Gurgaon
GURUGRAM: To encourage the use of electric vehicles in the city, the Municipality of Gurugram (MCG) will set up “electric vehicle zones” throughout the city. Diesel cars will not be allowed to drive in these green zones.
Instructions to start work on establishing such electric vehicle zones were given to senior officials by CWM commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja on Friday at a meeting to discuss the civic body’s plan to deploy some 2,000 electric rickshaws replacing diesel cars in the city.
Proposed locations for the Electric Vehicle Zone Pilot Project include MG Road Metro Station, IFFCO Chowk, HUDA City Center Metro Station, Galleria Market, Cyber City to Golf Course Road, and Subhash Chowk. MCG will also set up adequate charging stations in these areas, officials said.
“The number of charging stations in electric vehicle areas can be increased as needed. The first phase will see traffic police raising awareness and asking owners of diesel cars to switch to electric vehicles. In the second phase, the traffic police will impound diesel cars, ”Ahuja said at the meeting.
Also in a statement, the CWM called the initiative “an important step towards environmental conservation.” “Traffic police will conduct a special campaign in electric vehicle areas to educate diesel car drivers of the need to switch to the environmentally friendly alternative for the benefits it offers,” said the civic body.
“Diesel car owners will be informed that they will get a grant of Rs 60,000 to Rs 65,000 from the CWM under the FAME India program. In addition to providing grants, the civic organization will also facilitate loans to owners of diesel cars to switch to electric vehicles, ”he added.
According to the regional transport authority, there are currently some 20,000 diesel cars in Gurugram. “In addition, we have not registered diesel cars since last year as the goal is to phase them out,” said an RTA official.
On April 6, the company announced that those switching from diesel cars to electric rickshaws will receive their registration certificates within 72 hours by the RTA.
In addition, MCG officials had said that those who turned over their diesel cars for scrap to the dealership appointed by the civic body would get a subsidy to purchase electric rickshaws. The aim was to further encourage the replacement of diesel cars with electric rickshaws in Gurugram, officials said.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, at a grievance committee meeting in December 2019, announced that diesel cars over five years old would be replaced by electric rickshaws in Gurugram. The decision was actually made by a panel when the issue of pollution from diesel automobiles was raised at the meeting.
Instructions to start work on establishing such electric vehicle zones were given to senior officials by CWM commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja on Friday at a meeting to discuss the civic body’s plan to deploy some 2,000 electric rickshaws replacing diesel cars in the city.
Proposed locations for the Electric Vehicle Zone Pilot Project include MG Road Metro Station, IFFCO Chowk, HUDA City Center Metro Station, Galleria Market, Cyber City to Golf Course Road, and Subhash Chowk. MCG will also set up adequate charging stations in these areas, officials said.
“The number of charging stations in electric vehicle areas can be increased as needed. The first phase will see traffic police raising awareness and asking owners of diesel cars to switch to electric vehicles. In the second phase, the traffic police will impound diesel cars, ”Ahuja said at the meeting.
Also in a statement, the CWM called the initiative “an important step towards environmental conservation.” “Traffic police will conduct a special campaign in electric vehicle areas to educate diesel car drivers of the need to switch to the environmentally friendly alternative for the benefits it offers,” said the civic body.
“Diesel car owners will be informed that they will get a grant of Rs 60,000 to Rs 65,000 from the CWM under the FAME India program. In addition to providing grants, the civic organization will also facilitate loans to owners of diesel cars to switch to electric vehicles, ”he added.
According to the regional transport authority, there are currently some 20,000 diesel cars in Gurugram. “In addition, we have not registered diesel cars since last year as the goal is to phase them out,” said an RTA official.
On April 6, the company announced that those switching from diesel cars to electric rickshaws will receive their registration certificates within 72 hours by the RTA.
In addition, MCG officials had said that those who turned over their diesel cars for scrap to the dealership appointed by the civic body would get a subsidy to purchase electric rickshaws. The aim was to further encourage the replacement of diesel cars with electric rickshaws in Gurugram, officials said.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, at a grievance committee meeting in December 2019, announced that diesel cars over five years old would be replaced by electric rickshaws in Gurugram. The decision was actually made by a panel when the issue of pollution from diesel automobiles was raised at the meeting.
