Sonepat, Nov. 10 -- Police have issued 2,312 challans and impounded 67 vehicles during the first eight days of a special enforcement drive against polluting vehicles under the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) directions and graded response action plan (GRAP), officials said on Monday. The drive, launched on November 1 under GRAP stage-I and the Winter Action Plan 2026-27, involves intensive checking at major roads and entry points connecting the district with Delhi. Police personnel have been deployed in different shifts to maintain round-the-clock surveillance and ensure compliance with pollution-control norms. Sonepat police commissioner Mamta Singh directed officials to intensify enforcement, particularly along routes leading to the national capital. Deputy commissioner of police (DC) (headquarters and traffic) Sonakshi Singh said police station in-charges and traffic officials had been instructed to ensure strict implementation of restrictions imposed under GRAP. The checking teams are verifying valid pollution under control (PUC) certificates and taking action against vehicles operating without them or emitting smoke beyond prescribed limits. htc...