India, Nov. 20 -- The Delhi transport department is set to begin work on a new automated vehicle testing centre (ATS) at Burari, which will become the capital's fourth such facility after those in Jhuljhuli, Nand Nagri and Tehkhand.

Officials said the project is aimed at expanding the city's vehicle fitness testing capacity after the Union government mandated that permits will only be issued by automated centres. Delhi currently has only one ATS at Jhuljhuli, while the ones at Nand Nagri and Tehkhand are under construction.

The Burari project involves the redevelopment of the old Inspection & Certification (I&C) centre into a new ATS at an estimated cost of Rs.11.27 crore and the work will be executed in over four months, said officials...