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Measures to Control Vehicular Pollution: The Delhi Experience

Measures to Control Vehicular Pollution: The Delhi Experience Regional Workshop Fighting Urban Air Pollution: From Plan to Action Bangkok, 12-14 February, 2001 N.V.Iyer Chairman, 2-3 Wheelers sub-committee SOCIETY OF INDIAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS

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Measures to Control Vehicular Pollution: The Delhi Experience

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  1. Measures to Control Vehicular Pollution: The Delhi Experience Regional Workshop Fighting Urban Air Pollution: From Plan to Action Bangkok, 12-14 February, 2001 N.V.Iyer Chairman, 2-3 Wheelers sub-committee SOCIETY OF INDIAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS (General Manager, Bajaj Auto Ltd., Pune, India)

  2. The Delhi City • Capital city of India • One of the states of India called the “National Capital Territory” (NCT) of Delhi, headed by a Chief Minister • For urban pollution control measures, districts of adjoining states are taken into account - called the “National Capital Region” (NCR) • Considered as one of the highly polluted cities in the world, main problem being SPM

  3. Relative contributions to Air Pollution in Delhi:Increasing contribution from transport(Source: B.Sengupta, 1999)

  4. Delhi Transport Situation(Source: Govt statistics)

  5. Types of Control Measures • Vehicle technology related • Fuel technology related • Measures for in-use vehicles • Other measures: • Augmentation of the public transport fleet to 10,000 • Build new Inter-state bus terminals at entry points to avoid pollution due to entry of inter-state buses. • Set up new stations and strengthen existing air quality monitoring stations for critical pollutants.

  6. Vehicle & Fuel Technology Measures • Vehicle Technology: • Tighter emission standards for passenger cars, Euro II instead of Euro I • CNG mandatory for +8year old buses • After one year all buses on CNG • Replace all pre-1990 registration taxis and auto-rickshaws with new ones on CNG • Fuel Technology: • Lead phase out • Petrol & Diesel with < 0.05% Sulphur • Petrol with < 1% Benzene • Petrol with pre-mixed 2-T oil for 2-stroke engines • Adequate supply of CNG

  7. In-use vehicle measures • Ban plying of +15 year old commercial vehicles • Setting up automated Inspection & Certification facilities for commercial vehicles by the Transport Department • Introduction of a comprehensive I&M programme in the private sector • Recent Delhi Govt order: Ban on plying of +15 year old 2-stroke 2-wheelers from 1-1-2001

  8. STATUS

  9. STATUS - (cont’d)

  10. Taking stock

  11. Ambient Air Quality Standardsµg/m3

  12. Reported Air quality improvements(Source: CPCB)

  13. Thank You ! Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers Core-4B, Zone IV 5th Floor, India Habitat Centre New Delhi - 110 003 Tel.: 011- 4647810/11/12 Fax: 011- 4648222 Email: siam@vsnl.com siamsoc@bol.net.in

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