Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- Chandigarh is at the forefront not only when it comes to buying new cars but has also outpaced several larger states in sending old vehicles to the scrapyard. Under the voluntary vehicle fleet modernisation policy (V-VMP) of the central government, 8,646 old vehicles have been scrapped in the city over the past two and a half years.

As per the data, Chandigarh has 14.27 lakh vehicles, which is much higher than the estimated human population of 13 lakh.

According to figures presented in the Lok Sabha by Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in the recently concluded session, Chandigarh has surpassed states like Madhya Pradesh (6,892), Odisha (2,737), and Punjab (4,553) in vehicle scrapping, despite its small ...