Ghaziabad: 110 vehicles turned back at Delhi border emission checks

Police said 110 vehicles were turned back at the Delhi-Ghaziabad border over three days of emission-compliance checks, as peak-hour traffic slowed on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and NH-9.

On the third day, police screened 196 vehicles and stopped 33 from entering Delhi after finding they did not meet BS-VI emission standards. The previous day, 38 of 192 vehicles were denied entry, while 39 were stopped on the first day.

Shubham Singh, travelling from Noida’s Sector 62 to Delhi for work, said he spent about 20 minutes in an expressway queue before waiting another 15 minutes at Delhi Police checkpoints. Chaya Tiwari, a Vaishali resident whose car meets BS-VI norms, said she switched to the Metro after delays on two consecutive days.

Police said the checks are part of GRAP Stage II restrictions in force since November 1 for non-Delhi-registered vehicles that do not meet BS-VI standards. Traffic personnel are deployed in two 12-hour shifts at six points, including UP Gate, Media House, Seemapuri, Tulsi Niketan and Loni.

Some commuters are parking near Metro stations, carpooling or taking peripheral expressways to avoid queues at the border.