India, June 30 -- Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras have been made operational at 382 fuelling stations in the city to seize end-of-life vehicles (ELVs)-diesel-run vehicles 10 years or older and petrol-run ones 15 years or older-operating illegally in the Capital, officials aware of the matter said, adding that joint teams of transport department, traffic police and civic bodies have been deployed for the purpose. The seized vehicles will directly be sent to a scrapping facility and they will be disposed of as per the Guidelines for Handling of End of Life Vehicle in Public Place 2024, officials said.

Starting 6am on Tuesday, when such a vehicle enters a fuel station, ANPR cameras will instantly capture the number and cro...