Overview
- Delhi says more than 2.12 lakh Pollution Under Control certificates were issued in four days, with about 10,000 vehicles failing tests under GRAP‑IV.
- Authorities in the capital escalated enforcement to seal polluting industries, warned offices over work‑from‑home rules, and began upgrading PUC centres with higher‑capacity equipment and third‑party checks.
- Entry of vehicles registered outside Delhi that are below BS‑VI remains barred while higher GRAP stages are in force.
- Odisha’s State Transport Authority directed oil marketing companies to refuse fuel to vehicles without a valid PUCC, citing the Motor Vehicles Act and Rule 115, with verification at pumps and disciplinary action for non‑compliance.
- Odisha also said PUCC verification has been integrated into e‑detection at toll gates, while Delhi’s initial checks denied fuel to roughly 2,800 vehicles and triggered 3,746 challans.