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The city has a pathetic compliance rate — only 20% of the city’s vehicles undergo emission tests.The emission test in the city is not without its pitfalls. “Most of the AETCs got their licences renewed by the pollution control board withour having their machine calibrated and software upgraded. The testers, who are not qualified enough, often manipulate machines to bring out PUC for vehicles which can never comply the emission norms. KOLKATA: The extension of the validity of pollution undercontrol certificate ( PUC ) from six months to a year for BS IV vehicles, which were registered after April 2010, evoked a mixed reaction in Kolkata. “If the software logistic of the machine is tampered with, even highly polluting vehicles will pass the test,” said Ghosh..