At least 16,827 non-CNG and non-electric vehicles that were not registered in Delhi were turned back from the city’s borders during the first nine days of a ban on non-Delhi vehicles below BS-VI emission standards, which began on November 1 as part of the winter action plan, senior traffic police officers said.
The remaining vehicles were granted entry as their verification showed them meeting the norms. “Special enforcement teams of the Delhi Traffic Police, Delhi’s transport, food supplies and consumer affairs departments and municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) and other concerned stakeholders have been carrying out the drive as part of our winter action plan to curb air pollution in the city. Data shared by the Delhi Traffic Police showed that authorities stopped and checked 3,877 vehicles between November 1 and 9, an average of at least 8,208 a day, and turned back 16,827 of them, or nearly 1,870 a day. On the other hand, 696 vehicles were fined for violating the no-entry ban rules. The teams are mostly deployed on the 26 main borders that Delhi shares with Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Overall, 382 private cars were issued challans over the nine-day period during the ban across the city. Two-wheelers came second with 138 challans, followed by heavy and medium goods vehicles at 97 and light goods vehicles at 76. The three buses fined were the only such vehicles to face challans between November 1 and 9, the data shared by the officers cited above said. Traffic police data also showed that 987 vehicles were caught and penalised on Monday for plying in the city without valid pollution under control certificates (PUCC), bringing the total for the year to 7,502 vehicles as of Monday. A total fine of ₹ 7.50 crore was generated against these vehicles for failing to comply with the PUCC requirements, the data showed.
The enforcement is done in such a way that it does not lead to heavy traffic jams or cause inconvenience to commuters,” said a senior officer, preferring anonymity.
