New Delhi: Commuters faced inconvenience on Sunday as nearly 27,000 diesel-run taxis stayed off the after the Supreme Court on Saturday refused to extend the April 30 deadline fixed for their conversion into CNG mode.
According to transport department, about 60,000 taxis are registered in the national capital and of them 27,000 are running on diesel. Around 2,000 diesel-run taxis had converted into CNG mode in the last two months.
The SC order is not applicable on cabs having All India Permits but on most of the diesel cabs ply on local routes. This will essentially bring down the availability of cabs in the capital.
Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai has directed the enforcement wing of the transport department to launch a crackdown against diesel-run cabs plying on locals routes in Delhi.
"As per rule, taxis having All India permit are required to cover a distance of around 200 km. Taxis having all India permits cannot ply from one point to other point inside Delhi," a government official said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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