The Hindu : Pollution testing centres to be upgraded

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Tuesday, Oct 01, 2002

Southern States

Southern States - Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad

Pollution testing centres to be upgraded

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD Sept. 30. The Joint Transport Commissioner, C.L.N. Gandhi, has said that all petrol machines of pollution testing stations in Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) limits will be upgraded and that they will issue computerised Pollution-Under-Control certificates from October 1.

The move is as per the directions of the Government and as agreed to by the Association of Owners of Private Pollution Testing Stations, he said, requesting the public to get their vehicles checked at upgraded pollution testing stations and obtain the certificates from there only.

The main features of the upgraded stations is that there will be no human interface in the pollution check process.

The photograph of the rear of the vehicle displaying the number plate will be printed on the certificate along with the date and time of check.

If the vehicle fails in the check, a rejection memo is generated in the system automatically. Mr. Gandhi said transparency in activity was an answer to the criticism that the certificates were being issued without actual check or even when the vehicle failed in the check.

He said that as of now 35 stations had been upgraded and licensed by the Road Transport Authority to issue computerised certificates. Centralised distribution of stationery for issue of certificate with tamper-proof hologram was also being undertaken to regulate and monitor supply of certificates, he said.

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