India, Feb. 4 -- The Union government has proposed increasing the permissible vehicle height from 4 metres to 4.5 metres for N2 and N3 category trucks and semi-trailers used to transport white goods and photovoltaic solar panels, according to a draft notification issued by the ministry of road transport and highways.

The N2 category covers vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes and up to 12 tonnes, such as light and intermediate trucks, while N3 includes vehicles over 12 tonnes, such as heavy trucks.

The proposal, published in the Gazette of India on January 30, seeks to amend Rule 93 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, and will apply to N2 and N3 category motor vehicles as well as semi-trailers attached to tractors when the cargo is ...