No pollution certificate, no petrol for Delhi motorists from Dec. 1

Agencies

New Delhi, Nov 13, 2014: From December vehicle owners not having pollution certificates would not be able to buy fuel from the petrol pumps across the city. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Secretary D. M. Spolia on Wednesday, which was attended by the senior officials from the Transport and Environment department, besides the Delhi Traffic police.

 

“The Chief Secretary directed officials that all petrol pumps should have PUC centres by this month-end,” an official said. The suggestion to ban sale of fuel to vehicles owners without PUC certificate was made a few months back.

 

Post green signal from the Chief Secretary, the traffic police have planned an elaborate scheme to enforce the decision.

 

It would, for the first time, entail the deployment of traffic police personnel both inside and outside petrol pumps.

 

“We will enforce the decision at as many petrol pumps as possible,” said Muktesh Chander, Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic). “On-the-spot fines, amounting to at least Rs. 1000, will be levied on drivers without valid PUCs,” Mr. Chander added.

 

Mr. Spolia has also underlined the need of launching a public awareness campaign about the government decision without delay. Sources in the traffic unit admitted that verification of valid PUCs had lately taken a backseat given manpower constraints.

 

From December, teams of two to three traffic personnel would be stationed at petrol pumps.

 

While one of them, according to sources, would be stationed near the vending point, the rest would be at the exit.