00:00India Today, SIT's expose on how Grab 4 norms were violated has resulted in a crackdown by the Delhi government.
00:07From POC scam to polluting buses, action has now been taken against violators.
00:11Take a look at this report.
00:20Delhi was breathing poison. Pollution levels were at their seasonal peak.
00:25An air emergency was staring everyone in the face.
00:30The CAQM stepped in and invoked Grab 4, the strictest set of anti-pollution measures.
00:37But on the ground, the reality was very different.
00:41Rules were in place. But enforcement was missing.
00:45And that gap is what India today exposed.
00:49Our special investigation team went across the NCR to check compliance.
00:55And what they found was deeply disturbing.
00:57Pollution under control centres, which are supposed to be the first line of defence against vehicular pollution,
01:05were openly violating the rules.
01:08For a few hundred rupees, pollution certificates were being issued within minutes.
01:13No proper inspection, no emission test.
01:17No concern for how old or how polluting the vehicle was.
01:22Money changed hands and a valid-looking certificate was printed.
01:26While toxic vehicles stayed on the roads.
01:31The impact of this expose was swift.
01:34Within a day of India today airing the report, the Delhi government moved in.
01:39Police complaints were filed.
01:4128 PUC centres were suspended.
01:44Four were blacklisted.
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02:31But violations were not limited to PUC centres.
02:41Despite a clear ban on non-BS6 vehicles under Grab 4, diesel buses continued to operate across the NCR.
02:50These buses were adding to the pollution load every single day, in clear violation of the rules.
02:56When India Today spoke to the bus staff, there was little remorse and no sense of urgency.
03:04Once again, after the report went on air, action followed.
03:07The Delhi government impounded more than 100 polluting vehicles.
03:14The capital's Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, also acknowledged India Today's coverage.
03:37The problem was never the absence of laws.
03:44The problem was poor enforcement.
03:47India Today simply brought that reality to light.
03:52Because that is the gold standard of journalism.
03:55To ask questions, expose lapses, ensure accountability and leave behind an impact.
04:02Bureau Report, India Today.
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