PUC: Following the implementation of limitations, there is a rush at centers under rigorous monitoring and challans

PUC: A day after the Delhi government ordered petrol stations to refuse fuel to cars without a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate and the Supreme Court tightened restrictions on vehicles with engines below BS-IV standards, authorities at petrol stations and border checkpoints have increased enforcement.

As air pollution continues to increase, the Supreme Court decided on Wednesday that only cars with BS-IV engines or above would be immune from action. The government said that as of Thursday, vehicles without a valid PUC certificate would not be permitted to fuel in the city, and no non-BS VI private vehicle registered outside of Delhi would be permitted entry.

According to authorities, cars without a valid PUC are receiving challans of between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 at the Delhi-Noida and Ghazipur borders. Vehicles deemed to fall below BS-IV or BS-VI norms that enter Delhi from Noida or other nearby locations are being redirected.

A traffic officer at the Delhi-Noida border said, “We are checking the PUC certificates, especially in the case of older model cars and are imposing necessary fines on them.”

According to a traffic police officer at the Ghazipur border, “we have found very few such vehicles crossing the border area today since the ban came into effect.”

Enforcement, however, went on in real time. A BS IV car was stopped and a challan was issued while the official was speaking.

Increased inspections were conducted at gas stations around the city. Lines grew at on-site pollution check centers due to the increase in inspections. Employees at an HP gas station in East Delhi said, “We are requesting pollution certificates prior to supplying fuel, but… we begin supplying the fuel first and then request the certificate.” We are requesting that they complete the certificate at the pollution center next to our station if they do not already have it.

Some drivers were able to refuel before being assigned for a PUC because to this loophole. One motorist was pulled over and requested to provide a certificate before refueling due to increased vigilance.

When examining PUCs at a gas station in Ghazipur (NH24 IFC), officials of Delhi Transport Corporation reported encountering opposition from car owners. “We need a letter of authorization from the transport department regarding this as well as a pollution check machine to complete the work,” a DTC employee said.