NEW DELHI: The central government will soon introduce an online system to detect diesel and petrol vehicles older than 10 and 15 years on Delhi roads, as well as those without valid fitness and pollution certificates, the Times of India reported on October 12.
The new "e-detection" system, set to start by Diwali, will help transport departments find out where such vehicles are registered and automatically generate e-challans, ToI's report (by Dipak K Dash) said. This aims to deter old, polluting vehicles from entering Delhi. While current rules do not permit vehicles older than ten years to operate in the city, enforcement agencies face difficulties in physically checking every vehicle coming from other states.
The system works by capturing details from FASTags, photographs, and vehicle registrations when vehicles cross National Highway toll plazas at Delhi's borders. This information will then be matched with the Vahan database, containing details of vehicle registration dates and document validity, including fitness, permits, and pollution under control certificates. The transport department will use this data to issue e-challans and take further action under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Delhi government’s transport department, the Union road transport ministry, and NHAI have held discussions to expedite the launch of this system. "The target is to start this before Diwali when Delhi faces acute air pollution," said a source. Initially, about 52 entry points, including three national highways, will have cameras to capture FASTag data and vehicle registration numbers. The NHAI will initially share vehicle details passing through its toll plazas every few hours, later moving to real-time updates.
The Centre plans a gradual rollout of this system nationwide to enforce transport and traffic rules. There are approximately six crore unfit vehicles out of the 38 crore registered vehicles across India, with no clear data on how many are currently operating. Officials hope the system will help identify and enforce the scrapping of unfit vehicles plying on roads.
Currently, Odisha is implementing e-detection for vehicles without valid documents on National Highways.
The new "e-detection" system, set to start by Diwali, will help transport departments find out where such vehicles are registered and automatically generate e-challans, ToI's report (by Dipak K Dash) said. This aims to deter old, polluting vehicles from entering Delhi. While current rules do not permit vehicles older than ten years to operate in the city, enforcement agencies face difficulties in physically checking every vehicle coming from other states.
The system works by capturing details from FASTags, photographs, and vehicle registrations when vehicles cross National Highway toll plazas at Delhi's borders. This information will then be matched with the Vahan database, containing details of vehicle registration dates and document validity, including fitness, permits, and pollution under control certificates. The transport department will use this data to issue e-challans and take further action under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Delhi government’s transport department, the Union road transport ministry, and NHAI have held discussions to expedite the launch of this system. "The target is to start this before Diwali when Delhi faces acute air pollution," said a source. Initially, about 52 entry points, including three national highways, will have cameras to capture FASTag data and vehicle registration numbers. The NHAI will initially share vehicle details passing through its toll plazas every few hours, later moving to real-time updates.
The Centre plans a gradual rollout of this system nationwide to enforce transport and traffic rules. There are approximately six crore unfit vehicles out of the 38 crore registered vehicles across India, with no clear data on how many are currently operating. Officials hope the system will help identify and enforce the scrapping of unfit vehicles plying on roads.
Currently, Odisha is implementing e-detection for vehicles without valid documents on National Highways.
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