India, Nov. 13 -- Gurugram

The regional transport authority (RTA) has tightened vehicle checking at fuel stations to ensure that those without pollution-under-control (PUC) certificates are not provided with fuel, while simultaneously ensuring that equipment being used by centres issuing the certificates are in proper working condition, officials aware of the matter said.

To be sure, the "no-PUC, no-fuel" is not part of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) but is part of a broader pollution-control measures imposed by the district administration on the directions of the Centre for Air Quality Management (CAQM).

A senior RTA official, asking not to be named, said they have inspected at least 198 fuel stations since October 1. "During ...