Delhi border teams check vehicles during Monday rush

Wasim’s tractor stood out in traffic at the Kalindi Kunj border. Personnel stopped it and turned it back during the Monday morning rush as teams enforced Delhi’s vehicle-entry restrictions.

Non-BS-VI vehicles from other states are barred from entering Delhi. At Kalindi Kunj, traffic police and transport department personnel often had only the duration of a red signal to check registration numbers before vehicles from Noida began moving again.

At Mayur Vihar, teams had turned back around 40 vehicles by noon. They reduced checks after 9.30am as traffic built up. Barricades also slowed vehicles at the Gurgaon border, while teams at Ghazipur faced the same constraint: stopping one vehicle could hold up those behind it.

PUCC checks are running alongside the entry restrictions. Delhi Traffic Police issued more than 4.4 lakh challans for PUCC violations between January 1 and October 20, including 3.4 lakh involving two-wheelers. About 500 petrol pumps have cameras, scanners and announcement systems for the ‘No PUCC, No Fuel’ rule, though equipment and staffing gaps have affected enforcement at some outlets.