India, Sept. 11 -- Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday said that the government will soon implement the "No PUC, no fuel" initiative across all petrol pumps in the state, making it mandatory for every vehicle to possess a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate before refueling.

Sarnaik was speaking at a review meeting held at the state transport commissioner's office and attended by transport commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar, joint secretary (transport) Rajendra Holkar and other officials.

The minister said that every petrol pump will soon be equipped with CCTV cameras to scan registration number of vehicles arriving for fueling. The digital system will verify whether the vehicle has a valid PUC certificate. ...