he Delhi Government has launched a pilot project to implement a digital solution for the issue of drivers not having a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) by scanning vehicle licence plates at the petrol pumps by cameras. Subsequently, the Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC) has floated a tender and invited bidders to suggest digital solutions to check the validity of the PUCC of vehicles coming to the petrol pumps .The approximate cost of the project is Rs 6 crore.
“The bidder must possess the capability to deliver a digital solution aimed at mitigating pollution within the city of Delhi. This involves implementing an application that integrates with existing cameras situated at petrol pumps,” said an official.
The system will be designed to scan the licence plates of the vehicles upon entry to a petrol pump. The selected company will be required to integrate the digital solution with the echallan.Parivahan.Gov.In portal.
Upon failing to have a valid PUCC, the attendant at the petrol pump will apprise the vehicle owner to get the PUCC renewed. The vehicle owner will also get the information of the same through a screen installed by the bidder at the petrol pump.
Explaining the functioning of the system, the official said, “The system will again check PUCC status after three hours and in case of expiry of PUCC, the system will generate a challan at echallan.Parivahan.Gov.In.” According to the documents prepared by the DTIDC for the implementation of the project, the system will be able to verify the validity of PUCC by cross-referencing the details of the registration certificate of the vehicle from the database it will have access to.