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Haryana to install ANPR cameras at 2,478 NCR petrol pumps
The Haryana transport department is finalising a tender to install automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at 2,478 petrol pumps across 14 NCR districts, with the process expected to close next week.…
The Story in Brief
The Haryana transport department is finalising a tender to install automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at 2,478 petrol pumps across 14 NCR districts, with the process expected to close next week. The move follows May directions from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to deny fuel to vehicles without a valid pollution under control certificate (PUCC) from October 1.
Vehicles with expired registration, no registration number, or diesel vehicles with Bharat Stage-IV or below will also be refused fuel. The first phase covers 775 pumps in Gurugram, Faridabad, Jhajjar and Sonepat, with a trial at 300 pumps by end of August. The ANPR system must integrate with VAHAN and PUCC databases by end of September.
The Indian Opinion
This CAQM rule is a textbook case of good intent meeting clumsy execution. The okay-for-August trial at just 300 pumps, leaving 2,178 others till September, invites last-minute chaos. One must also ask: are VAHAN and PUCC databases even ready for real-time queries from 2,478 points? The real test will be October 1, how many pumps actually deny fuel, and how many petrol bunks simply ignore the system with a wink.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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