Haryana to install cameras at petrol pumps to detect end-of-life vehicles

Haryana will install 775 ANPR cameras at petrol pumps across four NCR districts to detect end-of-life vehicles. The move will support a fuel ban from October and tighten compliance with CAQM air quality rules.

Haryana Transport Minister said 775 ANPR cameras will be installed at petrol pumps across NCR areas of four districts at an estimated cost of Rs 41.74 crore to identify end-of-life vehicles and enforce environmental norms.

Haryana Transport Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said the state will install automated number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras across districts in the National Capital Region to identify end-of-life vehicles and enforce environmental rules. The first phase will cover Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar.

Vij said 775 ANPR cameras will be installed in these four districts at an estimated cost of Rs 41.74 crore. According to an official statement, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved the proposal.

The minister said the cameras will be installed at petrol pumps in the NCR areas of the four districts to identify end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) and ensure compliance with environmental norms. He said the move follows directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).

According to the CAQM, the installation of ANPR cameras has to be completed by September 30, 2026. Vij said that from October 1, fuel will not be supplied in Haryana's NCR districts to ELVs registered in the state.

He said the ANPR system will help identify such old vehicles effectively and enforce the prescribed environmental provisions.

Of the 775 cameras to be installed in the first phase, 249 will be set up in Gurugram, 215 in Sonipat, 195 in Jhajjar and 116 in Faridabad.

Vij said around 2,780 ANPR cameras are required across Haryana, with 775 being taken up in the first phase.

He said the government wants to make the identification of ELVs more effective and systematic through ANPR technology, and added that compliance with CAQM directions to improve air quality in the NCR remains a priority for the state government.