The Jhajjar administration has intensified its campaign to ensure that owners of 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles comply with applicable regulations and use authorised scrapping facilities, citing concerns over vehicular emissions, road safety and environmental protection across the National Capital Region.
Deputy commissioner Varsha Khangwal said collective responsibility and public participation would be necessary to support a cleaner and safer NCR. The administration is using awareness initiatives led through the district transport officer to encourage vehicle owners to dispose of ageing vehicles through registered vehicle scrapping facilities, or RVSFs.
Khangwal warned that violations of applicable vehicle regulations could invite stringent legal action. The administration’s direction places responsibility on vehicle owners to follow the prescribed procedures rather than abandon or informally dispose of vehicles that have reached the applicable age limits.
Ageing vehicles can contribute to air pollution, the administration said, while also creating maintenance and road-safety concerns. The latest campaign comes as authorities across the NCR continue to focus on sources of pollution linked to transport and other urban activities. The Jhajjar administration has framed the scrapping drive as part of wider environmental protection efforts rather than only a vehicle-registration measure.
District transport officer Ravish Hooda said registered scrapping facilities provide a systematic way to dismantle end-of-life vehicles. According to Hooda, these facilities also support the recovery and recycling of reusable materials, linking vehicle disposal with resource efficiency and environmental sustainability.
For vehicle owners, the administration has advised approaching registered vehicle scrapping facilities and following the prescribed disposal process. The campaign therefore depends not only on enforcement but also on public awareness of where and how vehicles can be legally surrendered. The administration has not disclosed in the supplied statement the number of vehicles targeted, the number of notices issued or a specific enforcement deadline.
The district’s approach also highlights the administrative challenge of implementing vehicle-age regulations on the ground. Transport authorities must identify vehicles that fall within the applicable categories, communicate the requirements to owners and ensure that disposal takes place through facilities capable of dismantling and recycling them. The supplied statement does not provide details of inspections, penalties already imposed or the capacity of authorised facilities serving Jhajjar.
The administration has urged owners to act through registered facilities and cautioned that non-compliance may lead to legal action. Awareness activities by the district transport office and the use of authorised scrapping centres are the immediate steps identified in the campaign.
