India, Dec. 21 -- Delhi Transport and Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Saturday said more than one lakh vehicle owners applied for Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates in the last three days amid intensified enforcement against polluting vehicles in the national Capital. He stated that enforcement teams issued 1,728 challans on December 17, around 300 on December 18 and nearly 700 on December 19. Vehicles falling under the end-of-life category, as per Supreme Court directions, are being turned back.

Singh said the BJP Government is working on long-term and data-driven solutions to address air pollution in the national Capital, asserting that transport-related emissions contribute around 20-25 per cent to Delhi's overall pollut...