The State Government is in the process of setting up an automated driving test track for the applicants of driving licences, officials informed.
The Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) is also in the process of Institute of Driving and Training Research in the new capital city, officials informed.
The State Government in June last year had announced that Chhattisgarh is set to ban commercial vehicles which are more than 10 to 12 years old -mainly scores of diesel fuel powered autos, trucks and buses- the key culprits in spreading pollution.
Buses plying on long-distance routes which are more than 12-years-old are already denied permits. The trucks which are more than 10 years old will not be given permits to ply on the roads, officials had informed.
Chief Minister Raman Singh had convened a meeting of senior government officials in a meeting of Chhattisgarh Environment Protection Board (CECB) at his official residence last year.
Singh, during the meeting had stated that the State Government would undertake stern measures to control pollution in the interest of the people of the State.
The truck owners will be given one-year period to buy new vehicles. Registration of more than 8-year-old vehicles will also not be done in Chhattisgarh. No permits will be given to autos which are more than 10 years old in Raipur, Durg- Bhilai and Bilaspur, the meeting was informed.
The Chief Minister had also called upon the senior officers to prepare a master plan to curb pollution. Several crucial decisions were taken at the meeting. Proposals to ban old vehicles and shutting down industrial units spreading pollution were accepted.
He had stated that online monitoring of pollution levels of industrial units should be done. If the managements of units violate guidelines more than twice a month then steps should be taken to close down the defaulting industrial units.