India, Dec. 19 -- The Delhi Government on Thursday said more than 61,000 Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates were issued between December 17 and 18, as motorists rushed to comply with the 'no PUC, no fuel' rule that took effect on Thursday.
According to official data, 31,974 certificates were issued on Thursday alone-the first day of the enforcement drive - while 29,938 were issued on Wednesday.
Officials said over 1.56 lakh challans have been handed out in the past two months to motorists found driving without valid PUC certificates. There are around 400 petrol pumps in Delhi, all of which have PUC centres.
According to official data, 31,197 PUC certificates were issued on December 17, compared to 17,732 on December 16. This mark...