Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Linking PUC with Insurance ?



Times of India ( 11 Aug ) carried a new report titled :




“ PUC norm : 26m vehicles in 5 cities will face heat / No PUC, no insurance for vehicles : SC “



In a move aimed at reducing pollution caused by vehicular emissions, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to take steps to refuse insurance cover to vehicles that do not have valid Pollution Under Control ( PUC ) certificate



The Court also ordered the ministry to ensure proper calibration of instruments for checking emission levels, certification of authorised manufacturers of emission testing machines and registration and authentication of those operating the machines for checking emission of vehicles





But polluting the air is not the only nuisance value of India’s 200 million vehicles ( - and growing at 12 million every year ! )



Despite dozens of government agencies and thousands of bureaucrats and lakhs of policemen trying to control / monitor / regulate , vehicular transport , things are only going “ from bad to worse “

  !

Take a look at the following ( partial ) list :


*          Petrol / Diesel vehicles polluting atmosphere – causing early deaths


·         Deterioration of roads due to increased traffic


·         Road congestion leading to increased travel time / petrol wastage


·         Increasing road accidents , maiming and killing people or damaging property


·         No space for footpaths for walking


·         No space for bicycle tracks


·         Unbearable noise pollution causing deafness


·         No place for parking along public roads ( cause for corruption ? )




I urge the Supreme Court to take suo moto notice of this blog and issue notices to the
Central and the State Governments , as to why they cannot implement :









And come up with  :










Surely , Shri Gadkariji  would like to be one-up on the Supreme Court  !



16  Aug  2017







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