Installation of RFID systems proposed at 10 more border points

Over 50,000 vehicles pass through them, find surveys

Surveys carried out at 10 more border points where setting up of RFID systems have been proposed as part of the second phase of the exercise, stated that over 50,000 vehicles pass through the said points.

Following the implementation of Supreme Court-mandated RFID systems at 13 border points in Delhi, where authorities say 80% of the traffic passes through, similar systems are planned at 10 more points in the next phase, a senior official said.

New points

The new systems are planned at Noida Major, Loni Main, Dhansa Border, Kundli-II, New Seemapuri, Bajghera, New Kondli, Chander Nagar, Jharoda, Pul Prahladhpur.

Out of 124 identified entrance points into the city, these 10 were selected based on traffic surveys which showed up to 49,268 vehicles, excluding commercial taxis, pass through them.

15% of traffic

The traffic here accounts for about 15% of the traffic that enters the city, the official said. For the rest of the border points, hand-held systems to check RFID tags have been planned, the official added.

The RFID systems were set up to improve the effectiveness of tax and ECC collection and to ensure restriction of vehicles that are over 10 years old and are banned from entering the city, and to reduce the number of vehicles which are only passing through the city, thus targeting emissions from such vehicles.

The project, being carried out by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, is monitored by the Supreme Court-appointed Environmental Protection Control Authority.

According to data from the south civic body, about 44% of the total amount collected from the 13 border points is collected through RFID tags, while the rest is still being collected by cash.