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| Transport Commissioner shuts eyes to illegal pollution checking centres | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 14: The Transport Commissioner is yet to initiate action against the illegal pollution checking centres in state which have been operating from last several years without valid license issued by the concerned Government authorities.
This strong nexus between transport department and pollution checking centre owners was unearthed by Early Times few months back after an RTI query revealed that more than 50 % of these centres were running illegally across state without having obtained necessary calibration certificate and Annual Maintenance Certificate (AMC's).
Documents available with Early Times reveal that more than 60 Pollution Checking Centres in various areas of Jammu and Kashmir are running illegally and authorities hardly take action against them. Sources reveal that it is a nexus between the officials of transport department and the owners of pollution checking centres. Early Times had filed a detailed report on this issue few months back but till date the illegal trade still continues to flourish with the official patronage of the officials from the office of Regional Transport Offices (RTO's) and Assistant RTO's (ARTO's).
The documents obtained under Right to Information Act (RTI) from the office of Transport Commissioner J&K by Umar Javaid RTI Activist from Srinagar revealed that the transport commissioner's office has renewed authorization of many pollution checking centres upto 2015 to 2016, but on the other hand Calibration and AMC's was received in 2011 ,2012 and 2013.
Some of the Pollution Checking Centres who have received AMC's and Calibration certificates in 2011, 2012,2013 and 2014 are: Eem Gee Associates Satwari Chowk Jammu , Indian Institute of Driving, M/S Kathua motors, National Garage Gangyal, Good Will Transport company Batmaloo Srinagar , JK Excavator Nowgam Srinagar, Qamar Automobiles Fruit Mandi Srinagar, Hassan Motors Sopore, Hitech Pollution checking centre Udhampur , Wadi Pollution Checking Centre Anantnag , Khan Pollution Checking centre Anantnag, Oberio Service Centre Narwal, Devidas Gopal Krishan Pollution checking centre Narwal, Janta Motors Ravidas Mandir Jammu, Iqbal PCC Nagbal Ganderbal, Delhi Motors Dumail Udhampur and many more.
Pertinently on Nov 23, 2013 Early Times had carried a detailed report on pollution checking Centers providing pollution certificate to vehicles without proper checking in Jammu.
The report had revealed that there are 31 Pollution Checking centres in Jammu province, which check the vehicle with their equipment, and charge a nominal amount from the customers. But as on date, most of the Pollution checking centres are issuing certificates without checking the vehicle and the same is authenticated by traffic police.
Rakesh Kumar owner of a diesel car while talking to Early Times said "I visited a pollution checking centre at Gandhi Nagar, I left my car start for pollution check, but the guy sitting there has not even stood from his seat.
He clicked the picture, filled the details and gave me the print out of PUC certificate." "I was shocked, when I asked him that why didn't he check the vehicle for pollution, he replied that he has issued the certificate, what else do you want," he added. Despite regular check by the Traffic department in Jammu and Srinagar , many vehicles, especially commercial vehicles can be seen emitting lot of smoke causing pollution.
Requesting anonymity a traffic cop said, "Whenever we check the documents of over polluting vehicle, we hardly find anyone without PUC, but the violation can be seen physically." "We fine them in that condition, but there should be a proper check on the PUC issuing authorities," he added. |
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