Govt vehicles pollute the most: RTO

It was found that the smoke, emanating from the exhaust-pipes of 268 vehicles, was causing considerable environmental pollution.

The managerial levels of these government departments, organisations, institutions and establishments have been sent acircular by the RTO, asking them to get their official vehicles checked or else stern action will be taken against them under the Motor Vehicles Act. The RTO will issue a certificate after the vehicles have been checked.

It may be noted that in order to control environmental pollution hazards, the Supreme Court of India and the Madhya Pradesh High Court have directed central and state governments to adopt effective measures in the larger interest as the dark black smoke released by auto vehicles contain poisonous gases which are harmful to public health.