Chhattisgarh petrol pumps to have pollution check facility

Important decision taken in meeting between Transport Department and Petroleum Companies

Raipur (Team Newsbuddy). As per the wishes of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, now pollution check centers (PUC) of vehicles will be set up at petrol pumps to control air pollution in Chhattisgarh state. Petroleum companies have given their consent for this. With the establishment of pollution check centers at petrol pumps, drivers will find it easy to get PUC certificate and they will not have to wander in search of other centers. Apart from this, this initiative will be helpful in controlling air pollution caused by vehicles and an important step towards environmental protection in the state.

It is worth noting that Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai had given instructions to take effective steps to prevent air pollution caused by vehicle smoke in the review meeting of the Transport Department on 4 February 2025. Under this, an important meeting was held on 7 February 2025 under the chairmanship of Transport Secretary and Transport Commissioner S. Prakash and Additional Transport Commissioner D. Ravishankar. Senior officials of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Reliance Industries participated in this meeting.

In the meeting, representatives of petroleum companies agreed to set up Pollution Check Centers (PUC Centers) in their petrol pumps. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the guidelines of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Central Government, so that the health of the general public can be ensured by controlling air pollution. Chief Manager of Indian Oil Corporation Upendra Giri, Chief Manager of Bharat Petroleum B. Devkumar, Manager of Reliance Industries Limited Shreyas Gupta and Chief Manager of Hindustan Petroleum Gautam Kumar along with other officials of Transport Department and Petroleum Companies were present in the meeting.