The Gurugram administration will install 300 ANPR cameras at petrol pumps starting November 15 to enforce the no PUC, no fuel rule. Officials said these cameras will automatically check vehicle records during refuelling. Drivers without a valid certificate face fines up to Rs 10,000 under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Gurugram administration plans to install ANPR cameras at petrol pumps starting November 15. These cameras will verify whether vehicles have valid Pollution Under Control certificates during refuelling. Petrol pumps are required to display warnings about the no PUC, no fuel policy. Fines of up to Rs 10,000 can be imposed for driving without a valid PUC certificate.
Gurugram: The Gurugram administration will be installing Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras across petrol pumps in the city to monitor and enforce the 'no pollution under control (PUC) certificate, no fuel' policy, officials said on Saturday.
District Transport Officer and Secretary of the Regional Transport Authority, Sanjeev Singla, said 300 cameras will be installed in the first phase, starting November 15.
He further said that all petrol pumps have been ordered to install warning boards prominently in both Hindi and English at entry points and fuelling areas, underlining that vehicles without PUC certificates won't be provided petrol, diesel, or CNG.
The 'no valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate, no fuel' policy was implemented across the National Capital Region on October 1.
"As part of this initiative, ANPR cameras will be installed at petrol pumps. These cameras will automatically identify vehicles refuelling at the pumps and determine whether they possess a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. The ANPR camera will read the vehicle's number plate and cross-reference its registration number with online PUC records", Singla said.
He said driving without a PUC certificate can attract a fine of up to Rs 10,000, as per the Motor Vehicles Act.