Several Indian states, including Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Kerala and Delhi, have proposed or enacted bans on older vehicles with the goal of cutting down on air pollution in their regions.
An online news report by Raipur, India-based SteelMint Group says the bans in the various states are on vehicles (including buses, trucks and auto rickshaws) older than 10 years or 12 years, depending on the state.
In some cases, the ban will be extended to include vehicles traveling in from other states.
SteelMint says the directives are being backed by India’s National Green Tribunal and may ultimately spur the dismantling and recycling of several million commercial vehicles in India.
The information services group is holding a conference called “Scrap Recycling – Emerging Markets” designed to focus on end-of-life recycling in India. “This conference will give an excellent opportunity for those involved in the governmental and regulatory sector as well as automobile manufacturers, battery and component suppliers, technology suppliers and the auto repair, salvage and scrap metal sectors [to put] local insights in a global context while also offering tremendous networking opportunities,” says SteelMint.
More information on the conference, which is 9-10 September 2016 in New Delhi, can be found here.