<p> The AAP government’s drive to check fake CNG sticker users during odd-even campaign failed to catch any defaulter till 6 pm on Tuesday, said an official.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Transport Minister Gopal Rai, who attended a road-side CNG sticker checking drive near Shanti Van on Ring Road-Geeta Colony bridge, wrapped up his outing in just 15 minutes due to negligible violations during his stay on the road.<br /><br /> “Low violations show people are following the odd even on their own,” said Rai, adding that reports on CNG sticker violations were negligible.<br /><br /> The transport department had prepared to book users of fake CNG stickers under Section 420 of IPC and imposea penalty of Rs 2,000.<br /><br />All CNG vehicles are exempted from road rationing curbs that are in place till April 30.<br /> The Delhi government conducted the day-long special drive after getting complaints that fake CNG markers were being used by commuters to avoid the odd even scheme’s restrictions.<br /><br /> The government distribute 1,000 monitoring kits for random checks on cars, said Rai who also met Russian delegates to discuss the city’s transport system and issues related to odd even, pollution and congestion.<br /><br /> An official said 300 CNG sticker reader were given to the 150 traffic police teams, and nearly 240 readers were given to the 120 teams of enforcement wing of transport department.<br /><br /> Teams headed by SDMs and other officials also conducted surprise checks across the city.<br /><br /> Officials of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) were appointed as nodal officers for joining enforcement wing officials for the checks.<br /><br />After the first phase of the odd even in January, a woman had thrown ink on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to demand a probe into fake CNG.<br /><br /> During the last round of odd even, IGL issued CNG stickers to 3.90 lakh vehicles from a number of filling stations. In the second round, only one filling station gave away the stickers to 20,000 CNG vehicles.<br /></p>
<p> The AAP government’s drive to check fake CNG sticker users during odd-even campaign failed to catch any defaulter till 6 pm on Tuesday, said an official.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Transport Minister Gopal Rai, who attended a road-side CNG sticker checking drive near Shanti Van on Ring Road-Geeta Colony bridge, wrapped up his outing in just 15 minutes due to negligible violations during his stay on the road.<br /><br /> “Low violations show people are following the odd even on their own,” said Rai, adding that reports on CNG sticker violations were negligible.<br /><br /> The transport department had prepared to book users of fake CNG stickers under Section 420 of IPC and imposea penalty of Rs 2,000.<br /><br />All CNG vehicles are exempted from road rationing curbs that are in place till April 30.<br /> The Delhi government conducted the day-long special drive after getting complaints that fake CNG markers were being used by commuters to avoid the odd even scheme’s restrictions.<br /><br /> The government distribute 1,000 monitoring kits for random checks on cars, said Rai who also met Russian delegates to discuss the city’s transport system and issues related to odd even, pollution and congestion.<br /><br /> An official said 300 CNG sticker reader were given to the 150 traffic police teams, and nearly 240 readers were given to the 120 teams of enforcement wing of transport department.<br /><br /> Teams headed by SDMs and other officials also conducted surprise checks across the city.<br /><br /> Officials of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) were appointed as nodal officers for joining enforcement wing officials for the checks.<br /><br />After the first phase of the odd even in January, a woman had thrown ink on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to demand a probe into fake CNG.<br /><br /> During the last round of odd even, IGL issued CNG stickers to 3.90 lakh vehicles from a number of filling stations. In the second round, only one filling station gave away the stickers to 20,000 CNG vehicles.<br /></p>
