Delhi to set up new PUC centres at Anand Vihar, Sarai Kale Khan
The Delhi government plans to set up two multi-lane pollution under control (PUC) certification centres at the Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan interstate bus terminals, officials said on Saturday.
The move follows Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s announcement last week of a major enforcement drive on PUC certification to curb air pollution ahead of winter. A tender has been issued for the two projects.
The centres will be dedicated multi-lane facilities for testing and issuing certificates for heavy and light motor vehicles. They will be the first PUC centres located at interstate bus terminals in the city. Delhi currently has around 900 PUC centres at petrol stations.
Officials said every pollution centre will be upgraded and fitted with cameras, and automated testing stations for commercial vehicles have been opened at Tehkhand and Nand Nagri, each able to test nearly 72,000 vehicles a year.
The step comes days after the Commission for Air Quality Management approved a revised GRAP schedule moving tighter vehicle and diesel-generator curbs into Stage 1.
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