Under the ongoing ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ campaign to control air pollution in the capital Delhi, fines have been imposed on more than 11,000 vehicles in the last 24 hours for violating strictly enforced rules. This information has been given by the officials, who said that action has been intensified against the vehicles causing pollution and those violating the rules, due to which efforts are being made to reduce the emissions from vehicles in the capital.
11,776 vehicles fined for violations in 24 hours
According to officials, a total of 11,776 vehicles have been fined for violations in the last 24 hours, many of which were not following pollution control rules. During this period, the administration also collected more than 12,164 metric tonnes of garbage and 2,068 km of roads were machine cleaned using machines for cleaning. Apart from this, cleaning of about 9,400 km of routes was also done using water sprinkling and anti-pollution guns.
This campaign is being run at a time when the air quality in the capital remains in very poor condition and AQI levels are being recorded in the “very poor” category. According to the latest data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s AQI level has been recorded in the “very poor” category above 300, indicating severely hazardous health conditions.
More than 3,700 vehicles were challaned on the first day of this campaign. Around 570 vehicles were stopped from entering Delhi limits for not following rules or having unspecified destination. Officials said that joint teams of traffic police and transport department had checked around 5,000 vehicles on the first day of the campaign.
Notably, in the last 24 hours, 3,746 vehicles were challaned for not having valid pollution control certificates (PUCC), while 568 non-compliant or unspecified vehicles were turned back at border check posts. Additionally, the administration diverted 217 trucks to prevent non-essential entry and control unnecessary heavy vehicle movement in the capital.
This enforcement action coincided with the implementation of the ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ rule, which increased the demand for pollution control certificates even before the drive began. According to officials, 31,197 PUC certificates were issued in Delhi on December 17, while only 17,732 certificates were issued on December 16, marking an increase of about 75.9 per cent within 24 hours.
What did Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa say?
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the increase reflected both strict enforcement and public cooperation. He said that sending vehicles back to the border posts has clearly reduced the number of vehicles outside and coordination with neighboring states is playing an important role in pollution control.
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