Chandigarh, Dec. 13 -- Six years after the Union ministry of road transport and highways approved the city's first automated inspection and certification (I&C) centre for commercial vehicles that need evaluation after their prescribed lifespan of 15 years, the UT administration has set March 2026 as the fresh deadline for inspection.

Coming up on around 3.5 acres in Raipur Kalan, the Rs.13.76 crore project had earlier missed its December 2023, March 2023, March 2024 and March 2025 deadlines.

The Ministry had approved the project in October 2019. The initial deadline of December 2022 was missed due to late release of funds.

Once operational, the facility will help check the roadworthiness of vehicles with zero human intervention. Beside...