"We have written to the companies and asked them to pull out the diesel-run buses," Haroon Yusuf, Delhi Transport Minister told PTI.
Making his intentions clear on going by the environment conservation efforts of the government, Yusuf warned of action against those failing to pay heed.
"We will review the matter after sometime," he said. The government action follows reports that many of the airline companies were still plying diesel buses as tarmac coaches within the confines of the airport in Delhi, a state, which has switched over to CNG-mode for public transportation.
In fact, as per orders of the Supreme Court, all public transportation buses running within Delhi were to switch over to CNG by March 31, 2002, which private operators as well as state-run DTC have adhered to.
Taking note of the contravention by the airline companies, the Airports Authority of India had also written to them in November last year to switch over to the clean fuel mode by February 15 this year.
"Once again, it is being brought to the notice of all the airlines/operators for conversion of their coaches into single fuel mode CNG in terms of the orders passed by the Supreme Court... The Airport entry passes on non-CNG coaches shall not be renewed by AAI after February 15, 2006, for diesel coaches," the AAI letter dated November 24, 2005, said.
