Karnataka Has Over 39 Lakh Vehicles Older Than 20 Years, Delhi 36 Lakh: Centre

On being asked about pollution caused by these vehicles, Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey said no assessment has been made regarding the pollution caused by these vehicles in the country.

Delhi has more than 36 lakh vehicles older than 20 years, the second highest in the country after Karnataka, which has over 39 lakh such vehicles, the Centre said on Friday. Responding to a query in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey said there are 2,14,25,295 vehicles older than 20 years in the country. He said these figures exclude vehicles in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep as they are "not in centralised Vahan 4 portal". While Karnataka has 39,48,120 vehicles older than 20 years, Delhi has 36,14,671, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 26,20.946 such vehicles, as per the data shared by the minister in a written response.