Delhi: Ban on entry of commercial goods vehicles below BS-IV norms kicks in

More than 250 vehicles were returned from Delhi’s borders on Saturday as a ban on the entry of commercial goods vehicles not registered here and compliant with BS-III or lower emission standards came into force in the national capital.

Transport department and traffic police teams have been deployed at Delhi’s borders.

According to official data from the Delhi Traffic Police, 5,325 non-destined vehicles were checked and 256 of those turned back.

Challans were issued to 1,747 vehicles for not having valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates.

The transport department, in collaboration with the traffic police, has formed 23 teams for enforcement purposes, officials said.

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The 23 locations where the teams have been deployed include the Kundli border, the Rajokri border, the Tikri border, the Aya Nagar border, the Kalindi Kunj border, the Auchandi border, Mandoli, Kapashera and the Bajghera toll or Dwarka Expressway, they said.

According to the officials, an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 vehicles in Delhi are below BS-IV emission standards.

There will be no restrictions on the entry of commercial goods vehicles registered in Delhi, BS-VI compliant vehicles or those running on CNG, LNG or electricity.

At a meeting on October 17, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) approved a sweeping ban on the entry of polluting commercial vehicles into Delhi from November 1, amid the city’s pollution woes.