Over 200 autos without permit, PUC impounded: Gurgaon police

Over 200 auto rickshaws plying in the city without permit and flouting pollution norms have been impounded by Guragon Traffic Police, officials said Wednesday.

The action was carried out Tuesday during a special campaign in which challans were issued to 535 errant auto rickshaw drivers under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1989, within days of the Haryana government banning more than 10 year old auto rickshaws in the city, a senior official said.

"The action was taken against auto rickshaws which were plying without permits and Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, and auto rickshaws which were older than 10 years," Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Himanshu Garg, told PTI.

"Overall 535 challans were issued and 205 auto rickshaws impounded on Tuesday," he said.

Garg said similar campaigns are being carried out by the traffic police here with an objective to improve road traffic situation and check pollution.

"We recently carried out a campaign to check wrong-lane driving/riding and raised awareness about it. Today, a similar action is underway against vehicles jumping red lights," he said.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had on July 13 announced ban on auto rickshaws that are more than 10 years old.

"Auto rickshaws in Gurugram will now go off road and if any such Auto Rickshaw is found plying on the roads it will be impounded," he had said, while presiding over the District Grievance Committee Meeting in Gurgaon.

He had also announced that the Secretary Regional Transport Authority and Gurgaon Traffic Police would jointly prepare a policy for auto rickshaws plying illegally without registration and carrying passengers more than the specified limit.