India, May 2 -- In a renewed push to curb vehicular pollution in the national Capital, the Delhi government has intensified enforcement of its "no Pollution Under Control (PUC), no fuel" rule, leading to over 15,000 vehicles being turned away from fuel stations in just four days from April 26 to 29.

The move signals a stricter on-ground implementation of existing norms to tackle the city's persistent air quality crisis. This comes after the government, on April 22, reiterated that vehicles without a valid PUC certificate will not be provided fuel in Delhi.

While the provision was introduced in October 2025, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had called for stricter implementation of the same in April this year. "A significant number of vehicles...