POLLUTION: OFFICIALS CONDUCT VEHICLE CHECKS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW DIRECTIVE

Teams from Transport Enforcement conducted checks on vehicles in the National Capital as part of intensified measures to combat rising air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.

- TDG NETWORK

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This comes a day after the Supreme Court allowed the Delhi government to take action against owners of vehicles operating below the BS IV emission standard in the NCR. Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will be denied fuel at petrol pumps, while trucks carrying construction materials into Delhi have been banned to curb pollution levels.

The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, through the Department of Environment and Forests, on Wednesday issued directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, mandating that fuel be dispensed only to vehicles with a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate.

The notification also restricts entry of vehicles registered outside Delhi and below BS-VI standards, and bans vehicles carrying construction materials during GRAP Stage IV (Severe+) conditions.