Kolkata: West Bengal government on Monday began its crackdown on commercial vehicles older 15 year plying in the city.
Several public transport vehicles have been taken off road and commuters are likely to face problems in reaching their destination.
However, the government has claimed that it would be putting 1,300 additional buses on the roads to tackle the shortage.
Private operators have decided that banned buses, minibuses, and autorickshaws would stay off the roads till a special leave petition against the Calcutta High Court order comes up in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Kolkata Deputy Police Commissioner Jawed Shamim said on Sunday that police seized two vehicles - a bus and a truck - from the city even as authorities checked at least 500 vehicles to enforce the High Court order.
State Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborti said the drive to remove the banned vehicles, including buses, taxis and trucks from the Kolkata metropolitan area would continue and random checks would be carried out to track down such vehicles.
On the incidents of attacks by autorickshaw operators on buses in protest against the drive, the official said it was "mindless violence" and should stop.
The Calcutta High Court had banned operation of all the 15-year-old vehicles and two-stroke non-LPG autorickshaws in the city from August 1, due to environmental concerns.
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