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New Delhi : It has been brought to the notice of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways ( MoRTH) that vehicles, which are not under the ambit of national permit, carrying various gases, viz Argon, Nitrogen, Oxygen etc, and goods of dangerous or hazardous nature, are not fitted with Vehicle Tracking System devices.
Accordingly, Ministry of Road and Transport and Highways, vide draft notification dated February 15, 2022, has proposed that every goods carriage vehicle, carrying any dangerous or hazardous goods, shall be equipped with or fitted with a vehicle tracking system device as per Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 140. Comments and suggestions have been invited from stakeholders within a period of thirty days, according to a PIB release.