<p>The City traffic police, in association with the Transport Department and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, will conduct a joint drive to reduce air pollution in the City and encourage vehicle users to get bi-annual emission checks done. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Commissioner of Police B G Jyotiprakash Mirji said special checks would be held this month, as March is observed as pollution control month. <br /><br />“It is necessary for vehicles to have emission checks every six months for which they have to obtain Pollution Under Check (PUC) certificates. But it has been found that only 15-20 per cent of the vehicles have obtained the PUC certificates,” Mirji stated. <br /><br />“Bangalore has the highest two-wheeler population in the world. Most vehicles running on petrol mixed with oil, and those running on diesel emit excessive smoke, causing air pollution. As a result, respiratory disorders, skin irritation and cancer are on the rise,” he explained.</p>
<p>The City traffic police, in association with the Transport Department and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, will conduct a joint drive to reduce air pollution in the City and encourage vehicle users to get bi-annual emission checks done. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Commissioner of Police B G Jyotiprakash Mirji said special checks would be held this month, as March is observed as pollution control month. <br /><br />“It is necessary for vehicles to have emission checks every six months for which they have to obtain Pollution Under Check (PUC) certificates. But it has been found that only 15-20 per cent of the vehicles have obtained the PUC certificates,” Mirji stated. <br /><br />“Bangalore has the highest two-wheeler population in the world. Most vehicles running on petrol mixed with oil, and those running on diesel emit excessive smoke, causing air pollution. As a result, respiratory disorders, skin irritation and cancer are on the rise,” he explained.</p>