Pune Beat

11 PUC centres get show-cause
The Regional Transport Office has issued show-cause notices to 11 pollution under control PUC centres for 8220;irregularities8221; that included miscalibration, expiry of authorisation and non-renewal of licences in the ongoing PUC drive.

As many as 8313 vehicles have been checked in the drive covering Pune andPimpri-Chinchwad between November 26 and 30. Of these, 1165 have been booked and challaned for causing pollution, declared regional tranport officer U S Alsi at a press conference held on Tuesday evening.

Of the 42 PUC centres checked during the drive, 11 have been found with irregularities, added J T Nagrani, deputy transport commissioner. 8220;Some of the PUC centres have been issuing fake licences without doing the corresponding checks and they will be prosecuted under the Motor Vehicles Act. The action taken can include suspension and cancellation of their licenses,8221; he said.