New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The Delhi government is stepping up its efforts to tackle vehicular pollution by tightening monitoring at pollution testing centres and introducing more advanced systems to check the fitness of commercial vehicles.

The move comes after authorities identified gaps in the existing system, with some commercial vehicles obtaining fitness certificates at testing centres that rely on outdated technology, while private vehicles were getting pollution-under-control certificates from booths located outside petrol pumps.

To strengthen oversight, the government plans to upgrade pollution testing centres across Delhi and equip them with cameras for closer monitoring of the certification process.

For commercial vehicles, two ...