NGT diesel vehicle ban: Motor strike in Kerala on 15 June
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The Motor Vehicle Industry Protection Committe has called for a strike in Kerala on June 15 to protest the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order restricting diesel vehicles of more than 10 years old.Â
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Auto rickshaws, taxis, buses, trucks, vehicle dealers and work-shop owners will participate in the dawn to dusk stir, the office bearers of the committee stated.Â
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Also read: Following Delhi, NGT to phase out diesel vehicles over 10-years-old  in Kerala
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Last week, a Special Circuit Bench of the NGT ruled that light and heavy diesel vehicles with a capacity of 2000 cc and more than 10 years old will not be permitted to ply in  cities in the state including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur.
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Also read:Â HC partially stays NGT order to restrict diesel vehicles in Kerala
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The ruling elicited a huge public outcry and the Kerala High Court put a partial stay on the NGT judgement. The LDF government has sought the legal opinion to explore ways to counter the possible impacts of the NGT order.
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