Vehicular pollution has always been one of
the major concerns of Indian Government & to combat that various state
government has introduced a number of initiatives, most popular being the ‘Odd
& Even Scheme by Delhi Government. Later the government informed the
automobile industry that it needs to upgrade their vehicles to BH VI compliant
engines by the year 2020.
With its aim to contribute its part the Automotive Research
Association of India starts on road emission testing in Pune to collate data
about tail-pipe emissions. Currently only lab based testing is compulsory in
India however the on-road testing will be compulsory in India too by 2023,
three years after the implementation of Bharat Stage-VI regime on April 1, 2020.
Experts consider the on-road testing to be a way more
efficient model to measure emissions. “If you carefully study emissions
notification under BS-VI, it prescribes the closeness with which real emissions
happen with respect to the standard lab condition. We will start collecting
data (for BS-IV compliant vehicles) on some sections of expressways, national
and state highways, cities and village
roads. This will be done in a mix and
match manner,” Rashmi Urdhwareshe, director, ARAI, said.
Mr. Sameer Malhotra, CEO Shriram Automall said ‘Vehicular
pollution in my view does not contribute a large extent but what’s important is
when the industry moves to BS VI engines they will contribute much less then
what the number is now. Collecting data for BX IV vehicles & then comparing
it will BS VI compliant vehicle will help the agency to find what I think will
be called a stark difference. I am optimistic about the years to come that
India will rise high and contribute less pollution in every possible way’
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