Pollution Crisis: Vimlendu Jha Slams Govt, Says PUC Certificates 'Sold Like Candy'

In this Special Report, India Today’s Maria Shakil discusses the severe air pollution crisis in Delhi NCR and the blatant violation of GRAP-4 norms. Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha criticizes the government’s inaction, stating that 'PUC certificates are being sold like a candy' and that the administration is in denial about the 40 per cent contribution of vehicular pollution. Bharti Chaturvedi of the Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group highlights the lack of public transport, calling it a 'hypocrisy' that forces citizens to rely on private vehicles. The show also features a sting operation by reporter Nitin Jain, exposing how private diesel buses openly flout bans and bribe officials to operate. The panel questions the effectiveness of the current enforcement regime.