In a day, 514 vehicles banned from plying in Delhi fined Rs 1 crore

On Friday alone, information shows:

-4,852 vehicles were issued challans for not having a PUC certificate — averaging 202 challans an hr and Rs 20 lakh worthy of challans.

-138 ELVs were impounded, an mean of astir six vehicles an hour.

-The astir challans for PUC certificate violations — 1,235 — were issued successful the Western Traffic Range of Delhi. The lowest was issued successful the New Delhi Range astatine 322.

-Most ELVs (35) were impounded from the Western Traffic Range and Northern Range. The lowest ELVs impounded — conscionable 1 — were from the New Delhi Range.
In the past week, betwixt November 8 and 14, 1,060 ELVs were impounded portion 33,819 challans, worthy much than Rs 33 crore were issued to vehicles for not having a PUC certificate.

“On average, we person astir issued 5,000 challans a time for the past period and person sent astir 150 vehicles to RVSFs (Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities,” said Additional CP (Traffic) Dinesh K Gupta.

On October 11, a associated thrust was started by the Delhi Transport Department, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and the Delhi Traffic Police to ace down connected ELVs.
“The Transport section had besides written to the Delhi Traffic Police for other deployment to instrumentality ELVs disconnected the roads. We person complied pursuing that, which has led to challans and confiscation of astir 1,400 ELVs successful the past week itself,” a elder postulation constabulary serviceman said.

According to officers, 4 teams of Traffic Police unit person been deployed successful each of the 12 MCD zones to contented challans for not having PUC certificates, for ELVs, non-destined trucks and LMVs. The thrust is expected to proceed till December.

“For overage vehicles, we volition proceed to beryllium vigilant till each specified vehicles are impounded,” said Special CP (Traffic Zone-ll) Ajay Chaudhary.

On complaints of unjust challans issued successful the sanction of being visibly polluting, Additional CP Satya Vir Katara said constabulary haven’t received immoderate nonstop complaints. “If radical deliberation their challans are unjust, they tin entreaty against it and we’ll instrumentality action,” a elder postulation constabulary serviceman said.