3446 challans issued in Delhi from Nov 1-17 for PUC certificate violations
New Delhi Nov 20PTI Amid deteriorated air quality in the city the Delhi Transport department has intensified the enforcement drive to penalise the vehicle owners without a valid PUC certificate issuing nearly 3500 challans worth over Rs 35 crore from November 1-17 In October the enforcement wing teams of the department checked 825681 vehicles and issued 9522 challans worth more than Rs 95 crore Also over 8 lakh Pollution Under Control PUC certificates were issued in the month official data showed In accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act 1993 vehicle owners who fail to get a valid PUCC are liable to be challaned under Section 1902 leading to imprisonment of up to six months or fine up to Rs 10000 or both The driver could also lose their driving licence for three months According to official figures of the Transport department there were nearly 1771 lakh vehicles running without valid PUC in the city by mid October There are total 134 crore registered vehicles in Delhi Most of the vehicles without PUC certificate included two-wheelers13 lakh approx while 420 lakh four-wheelers were without the valid certificate according to the Transport department database The enforcement teams issued 3446 challans for non-compliance of valid PUC of vehicles till November 17 More than 334 lakh PUC certificates were also issued during this period in November figures showed We have deployed more than 50 teams at vantage points like fuel stations and identified crossings Both enforcement and awareness work is being done by the teams to enhance PUC compliance said a senior Transport officer The drive was started last month with Delhis air quality getting affected with various local and external factors like burning of paddy straw in neighbouring states There are nearly 1000 authorised PUC centres in the city that issued 544 lakh certificates in September The number has increased significantly with the Transport department starting its drive against pollution causing vehicles Around 10000 PUCC were issued daily in August and the number started rising with the talk of poor air quality starting in September officials said According to the department database the daily average of PUCC issuance rose to around 20000 from mid September The drive started by the Transport department further increased the number to around 38000 per day from second week of October It is currently over 30000 per day The department is also taking action against old petrol and diesel vehicles that have completed their stipulated working age Around 50 such vehicles — petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel ones older than 10 years — have been impounded so far in November PTI VIT CK
New Delhi Nov 20PTI Amid deteriorated air quality in the city the Delhi Transport department has intensified the enforcement drive to penalise the vehicle owners without a valid PUC certificate issuing nearly 3500 challans worth over Rs 35 crore from November 1-17 In October the enforcement wing teams of the department checked 825681 vehicles and issued 9522 challans worth more than Rs 95 crore Also over 8 lakh Pollution Under Control PUC certificates were issued in the month official data showed In accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act 1993 vehicle owners who fail to get a valid PUCC are liable to be challaned under Section 1902 leading to imprisonment of up to six months or fine up to Rs 10000 or both The driver could also lose their driving licence for three months According to official figures of the Transport department there were nearly 1771 lakh vehicles running without valid PUC in the city by mid October There are total 134 crore registered vehicles in Delhi Most of the vehicles without PUC certificate included two-wheelers13 lakh approx while 420 lakh four-wheelers were without the valid certificate according to the Transport department database The enforcement teams issued 3446 challans for non-compliance of valid PUC of vehicles till November 17 More than 334 lakh PUC certificates were also issued during this period in November figures showed We have deployed more than 50 teams at vantage points like fuel stations and identified crossings Both enforcement and awareness work is being done by the teams to enhance PUC compliance said a senior Transport officer The drive was started last month with Delhis air quality getting affected with various local and external factors like burning of paddy straw in neighbouring states There are nearly 1000 authorised PUC centres in the city that issued 544 lakh certificates in September The number has increased significantly with the Transport department starting its drive against pollution causing vehicles Around 10000 PUCC were issued daily in August and the number started rising with the talk of poor air quality starting in September officials said According to the department database the daily average of PUCC issuance rose to around 20000 from mid September The drive started by the Transport department further increased the number to around 38000 per day from second week of October It is currently over 30000 per day The department is also taking action against old petrol and diesel vehicles that have completed their stipulated working age Around 50 such vehicles — petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel ones older than 10 years — have been impounded so far in November PTI VIT CK
