Port Blair, Dec 28: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary of A & N Administration direct the concerned departments to open atleast one pollution testing center at Baratang, Kadamtala and Billiground areas, so that people of these regions can get pollution test done for their vehicle, without any trouble.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary the Member of Parliament today wrote that the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has started “Catch the Polluter” drive and has announced a heavy penalty on vehicle owners, who don’t have a PUC certificate. Like always, law-abiding people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have taken this direction positively and are trying their best to get PUC certificates from different pollution testing centers.
He pointed out that from Baratang to the Mayabunder region there is only one pollution testing center at Rangat.
The Member of Parliament said that Middle Andaman is a vast region and taking a two-wheeler, three-wheeler or four-wheeler from places like Baratang to Rangat, just to get a PUC certificate is a difficult task, which in many cases is not possible to complete in one day.
He mentioned that the condition of ATR is also not favourable for two-wheelers and three-wheelers for such a long distance journey.
He added that People of the Middle Andaman region are now worried that in case they fail to get a PUC certificate on time, they will have to pay a hefty fine, which most of the Islanders can’t afford.
Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma pointed out that the people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are willing to get pollution tests done for their vehicle and get a PUC certificate but people of Middle Andaman have the genuine problem of reaching a pollution testing center.
