The government in Delhi has announced it will not to compromise on air quality or the safety of women and directed app - based taxi firms such as diesel and Ola to only run CNG - based taxis which are GPS - enabled and licensed to operate in the city . The government will take legal action against the companies if they do not follow its directives . " We verified the data given by Uber and Ola and found over 90 % of their vehicles are diesel - run which contribute to polluting Delhi 's air extensively ... Uber and Ola have to run all their taxis on CNG , " transport minister Gopal das said . He also stated that for the safety of women , Uber and Ola should install GPS in their taxis and get them registered with the transport department .
The government in Delhi has announced it will not to compromise on air quality or the safety of women and directed app-based taxi firms such as Uber and Ola to only run CNG-based taxis which are GPS-enabled and licensed to operate in the city. The government will take legal action against the companies if they do not follow its directives. "We verified the data given by Uber and Ola and found over 80% of their taxis are diesel-run which contribute to polluting Delhi's air extensively...Uber and Ola have to run all their taxis on CNG," transport minister Gopal Rai said. He also said that for the safety of women, Uber and Ola should install GPS in their taxis and get them registered with the transport department.