The cameras of the Transport Department are challaning such vehicles while taking fuel at 25 petrol pumps in Delhi. Till now, challans have been issued for more than 22 thousand vehicles. The fine is 10 thousand rupees. There is also a provision of jail if caught for the second time.
If the validity of the pollution check certificate of the vehicle has expired, then be careful. The cameras of the Transport Department are challaning such vehicles while taking fuel at 25 petrol pumps in Delhi. Currently, challans have been issued for more than 22 thousand such vehicles.
Delhi Transport Department had earlier started identifying such vehicles by installing cameras at a total of four petrol pumps including Model Town, Bhajanpura. After its successful use, the Delhi government linked it with the Vahan software (data bank of registered vehicles) in March last year to issue challans through cameras.
AI cameras have been installed at petrol pumps. These are linked to the Vahan software (where the data of registered vehicles is). These cameras read the high security number plates of vehicles coming to the petrol pump.
After reading the number plate, the cameras extract complete information about it from the vehicle software. This determines whether the vehicle’s pollution check certificate is valid or not. If the vehicle’s pollution check certificate is not valid, then an information will be sent to the registered number in the transport department’s data to check it again. This process takes less time to complete.
The vehicle software checks the data of that vehicle again after three hours. If the vehicle gets the check done, there will be no challan. If it is not done, an e-challan will be generated.
Alert to get pollution check done in three hours
According to a senior official of the Delhi Transport Department, challans are not issued immediately from the camera. First, the vehicle owner is alerted and informed that the validity of his PUCC has expired. Get it checked as soon as possible. After three hours, the status of the vehicle’s pollution check is again ascertained with the help of the software. If the PUCC is not found to be valid, then the challan is issued. That challan is sent to www. It can be seen on parivahan.gov.in.
30 mobile teams deployed
Vehicles play an important role in the increasing pollution in Delhi. The government is strict against vehicles that do not get pollution checked. Therefore, apart from cameras, 30 mobile teams have been deployed in Delhi. These teams are at different petrol pumps. They find out through the number plate of the vehicles whether the pollution check certificate is valid or not.
There is a provision for punishment
There is a provision of a challan of Rs 10,000 against vehicles that do not get pollution checked in Delhi. For the first time, the vehicle is let off after challaning. If caught for the second time, there is a provision of a punishment of up to six months along with the challan in the Motor Vehicles Act.
