Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Noida Tightens CNG Checks Over Three-Year Cylinder Testing Rule
Noida has introduced stricter safety checks for vehicles that use CNG.
Before filling gas, pump workers must check the vehicle’s hydrotest certificate.
They must also look at the date printed on the compliance plate.
CNG cylinders are required to be tested every three years.
Vehicles without a valid test certificate will not receive CNG.
Vehicles with cylinders older than three years can also be stopped from refuelling.
Old cylinders may become weaker or develop leaking valves.
The administration says these checks are meant to reduce the danger of a cylinder bursting during high-pressure filling.
CNG pumps in Gautam Buddh Nagar must verify hydrotest certificates before refuelling vehicles.
Staff must check the last hydrotest date on each vehicle’s compliance plate.
Vehicles without valid certificates or with cylinders older than three years are denied CNG.
The administration cited risks including corrosion, weakening and valve leakage in older cylinders.
The checks follow an accident involving a cylinder blast at a Delhi CNG pump.
- Who
- The Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration, CNG pump operators and drivers of CNG-fitted vehicles.
- What
- Mandatory verification of hydrotest certificates and compliance-plate dates before CNG refuelling.
- When
- The new checks are in force; the article does not specify an exact start date.
- Where
- CNG pumps in Gautam Buddh Nagar, including Noida.
- Why
- To reduce risks linked to old or untested cylinders, following a cylinder-blast accident at a Delhi CNG pump.
- Hydrotest interval
- Every CNG-fitted vehicle’s cylinder must undergo hydrotesting every three years under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- Required checks
- Pump staff must verify both a valid hydrotest certificate and the compliance-plate details.
- Refuelling restriction
- Vehicles without valid hydrotest records are not being given CNG.
- Cylinder-age restriction
- CNG is not being filled in vehicles with cylinders older than three years.
- Safety concerns
- The administration cited corrosion, weakening and possible valve leakage in older cylinders.
- Administrative area
- The directions apply at CNG pumps in Gautam Buddh Nagar.
- Driver advice
- Drivers have been urged to hydrotest cylinders on time and carry valid certificates.