As Delhi continues to breathe severely polluted air, the Delhi government is going all out in its crackdown against polluting vehicles. After deploying enforcement teams from the transport department, the government has now asked all district magistrates (DMs) to deploy teams at all of the city’s over 400 petrol pumps to check vehicles for pollution under control certificates (PUCCs).
“At present, our enforcement teams have been deployed in at least 40 petrol pumps across the city. Now, we have asked the DMs of all the 11 districts to deploy civil defence volunteers at fuel stations. The drive will be intensified after November 10, which is a holiday for Chhath Puja, after which all the petrol pumps of Delhi will be covered under the drive. The DMs are also holding meetings with petrol pump owners to spread awareness among motorists,” said Ashish Kundra, Delhi’s transport commissioner.
According to the government data, the state transport department issued at least 850,000 challans in October against vehicles not having a valid PUCC. Not having a valid PUCC attracts a fine of ₹10,000, six months’ imprisonment or both.
