BS-VI fuel to bring down sulphur level by 80 percent in Delhi: Dharmendra Pradhan

NewsBharati    03-Apr-2018
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New Delhi, April 3: BS-VI fuel will bring down sulphur by 5 times from the current BS-IV levels, this will make 80 percent reduction in pollution and also will make environment extremely clean. Therefore, after taking stock of the alarming pollution situation in Delhi in winters, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the government decided to proactively advance the roll-out of BS-VI fuel from April 2018.

 

BS-VI fuel will improve emissions from the existing fleet, even from the older vehicles on road. BS-VI is as clean as CNG or even cleaner than CNG in some respects Minister Pradhan said on Monday at the launch of BS-VI compliant automotive fuels in Delhi and added we plan to extend the availability of these fuels across the country by 1st April 2020.

The Petroleum Minister said, “According to a Centre for Science and Environment study, air pollution takes 10,000-30,000 lives in Delhi every year. Therefore, early migration to BS-VI fuels in the National Capital of Delhi will help in saving thousands of precious lives by bringing down vehicular pollution significantly.”

“However, to take full advantage of the availability of such superior fuels, the vehicle technology has to move to BS-VI. Introduction of BS VI fuel will only give partial benefits if BS VI compliant vehicles are not put on the road,” he added. Minister Pradhan also appealed to all automobile manufacturers to start selling BS VI vehicles, wherever BS VI fuel is available.

Interestingly, with the introduction of BSVI, India joins the small list of Asia - Pacific nations -Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines and China.