Jagran correspondent, New Delhi. Air pollution is in serious condition in the entire NCR including Delhi. As part of its preventive measures, after the order of Delhi Government, from December 18, vehicles will not be able to get petrol at petrol pumps without completing the Pollution Control Certificate (PUCC). Toxic fumes emitted from vehicles are also a major cause of air pollution.
According to a statistic, only 25 percent of the vehicles moving in Delhi have a valid PUCC. When this order came from the government on Tuesday afternoon, the pump organization Delhi Petrol Dealers Association (DPDA) immediately held a meeting of the management committee and issued a circular for all the petrol pumps.
So that all the pumps are ready for it in time. But, questions have arisen regarding the success and security of this campaign along with the facility arrangements.
There are more than 400 petrol pumps and more than 250 CNG pumps in the capital.
There are more than 400 petrol pumps and more than 250 CNG pumps in Delhi, where long queues of vehicles are already formed. In such a situation, if the queues in the investigation process become longer, then there will be a problem on the legal front along with arguments with the vehicle owners. Therefore, DPDA has requested to immediately appoint home guards along with police and traffic police at all the pumps.
Earlier this year, on July 1, it had decided not to provide petrol to petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years, due to which the government withdrew the decision after two days due to public opposition.
Even then, on the request of the pump operators, local police and traffic police personnel were deployed at every pump.
Petrol pump is not a competent legal agency
According to DPDA Chairman Nischal Singhania, petrol pumps are not a competent legal agency. In such a situation, the responsibility for implementing the 'No PUCC, No Oil' rule should be given to competent authorities who have the legal authority. Any attempt by the petrol pump staff to enforce this rule can lead to law and order disturbance, hence deployment of traffic police is necessary. By the way, the PUCC campaign also talks about the use of CCTV installed at that time, in which the PUCC will be identified on the basis of vehicle numbers. The pump operators want that they should also get the right to see it. Also, his biggest concern is the impact of the campaign on seeing improvement in air pollution.
Air pollution has no geographical border
Singhania says that air pollution has no geographical border. If there is strictness in Delhi, then drivers will go towards neighboring cities. This will only reduce the business of those people. Then even the people of Delhi will not see its benefit. In such a situation, it is necessary that PUCC be made mandatory on pumps in other cities including Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad.