Bengaluru, Oct. 5 -- Despite Karnataka's push to remove old, polluting vehicles from its roads, the state's vehicle scrapping initiative has seen a tepid response. Introduced in line with national guidelines aimed at phasing out vehicles over 15 years old, the policy has failed to gain traction, with a mere 0.07 per cent of eligible vehicles scrapped in the last two years.

At the heart of this challenge is Bengaluru, where the number of vehicles older than 15 years has reached a staggering 34 lakh. This includes 21 lakh two-wheelers, 7 lakh cars, and 6 lakh other vehicles, making the city a hotspot for ageing transport, the Bangalore Mirror reported. Statewide, there are nearly 1 crore vehicles, private and government-owned, that have cr...