GRAP-3 Enforcement: Delhiites Pay ₹1 Crore in Traffic Fines for Violations

New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has issued around 550 challans, imposing a total fine of over ₹one crore, to BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles on Friday on first day of ban on se vehicles under Gred Response Action Plan III in national capital, officials said.

According to police, y have also issued challans to 4,855 vehicles imposing a total of ₹4.8 crore in fines for not having Pollution Under Control Certificates in national capital on Friday.

A fine of ₹10,000 is imposed on motorists for not having a valid pollution under control certificate. se challans get released from courts. Private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles were banned from ros with violations inviting a penalty of ₹20,000. Diesel and petrol inter-state buses from NCR cities to Delhi are also banned.

A senior police officer said that y have issued a total of 293 challans for BS-III and BS-IV vehicles in eastern, central and norrn ranges of city. A total of 2,404 challans have been issued for not having PUCC certificates.

While New Delhi range has issued 63 such challans, western range issued 73 and sourn range issued 121 challans, officials said.

New Delhi, sourn, and western ranges have also issued 322, 894, and 1,235 challans respectively for not having PUCC, y said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajiv Kumar Rawal said that y checked around 3,000 vehicles in three ranges of traffic police on Friday.

"We have intensified checking especially in bordering areas and inter-state buses are also being checked. Vehicles whose entry is prohibited are being turned back from borders. We have returned around 300 such vehicles. We are also prosecuting vehicles which do not have a PUCC," Rawal said.

Delhi government has banned private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles, prohibited entry of interstate non-electric-CNG buses, certain categories of construction activities, and staggered government office timings, as city choked under 'severe'-category air pollution Friday morning.

restrictions were imposed under stage III of Gred Response Action Plan, or GR, announced by Commission for Air Quality Management on Thursday