New Delhi: If you drive a vehicle without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate on expressways and highways, you’re in for trouble. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken a major decision to curb rising pollution. AI technology will be used to monitor such vehicles.

With the help of AI-powered automatic number plate recognition cameras, the PUC status of vehicles passing through highways and expressways will be checked against the vehicle database in real time. This system has already been implemented in Gurugram and will now be rolled out in a phased manner on highways in the capital. Polluting vehicles will be under constant surveillance on several expressways.

Know which routes will be under strict surveillance

Vehicles without PUC certificates will be under scrutiny on several routes. In the capital, the new technology will be used on all routes, including the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, NH-9, Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Dwarka Expressway, and Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. AI technology will be used to monitor vehicles operating without a valid PUC certificate.

Preparations for this have already begun on a large scale. NHAI officials said that millions of vehicles pass through expressways and highways every day. This technology will allow for the scanning of every vehicle, ensuring that no vehicle escapes detection. Any vehicle without a PUC certificate on an NHAI route will be caught.

Polluting vehicles will be identified.

According to officials of the National Highways Authority of India, vehicles emitting excessive smoke will be identified and taken off the road. Regular vehicle inspections will be conducted for this purpose. Officials said that owners of polluting vehicles will need to rectify the issues.

Action against those driving vehicles without a PUC certificate is essential to reduce the problem of pollution. Therefore, this effort is being implemented rapidly. They added that vehicles emitting excessive smoke will also be identified.