Delhi : A day after the Supreme Court’s ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect on Sunday, cab drivers on Mondayblocked traffic in NH 8 and west Delhi’s Rajokri area against the order.
The blockage near Rajokri area has obstructed traffic in both the carraigeways from Dhaula Kuan to Gurgaon.
Due to protests, vehicles on the Delhi-Gurgaon route have been lined up behind one another for up to 1 km.
The apex court on Saturday had refused to give more time to taxi operators to switch to the cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG) and banned the diesel-based taxis to run in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) from May 1. The deadline for the change was extended twice.
Bureau Report
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