Overview
- Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said fuel will not be dispensed in Delhi without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate until further orders.
- Vehicles entering from outside the city that do not meet Bharat Stage VI norms will face ongoing entry restrictions as a standing policy.
- Enforcement intensified with 4,927 vehicles checked in 24 hours, 3,970 challans issued, and 28 buses impounded, taking monthly bus impoundments to around 100.
- Action against certification kiosks included suspending 28 PUCC centres, cancelling two licences, blacklisting multiple centres, and filing a police complaint against the Gokulpuri outlet named in the exposé, with senior officials ordered to inspect sites.
- Delhi has written to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana transport commissioners to act on forged or improperly issued PUCCs, as air quality returned to the very poor category near an AQI of 390.