It was our usual pre-budget musings -- Will you… Wont you…. free up the prices of transport fuels, or make diesel cars pay the same lifetime fuel excise as petrol cars.
Digs holes in Kirit Parikh panel’s report
Controlling urban air pollution is turning out to be an enormous challenge not only because of the rising numbers of total vehicles but also due to the increased toxic risk from the growing numbers of diesel cars. There is considerable public and policy concern regarding rapidly rising diesel car numbers in Indian cities.
Even without looking at the air pollution figures we know from the darkened sky-line that Delhi's air quality gains will be lost this winter. Air has begun to get heavy with dust, smoke and particles.
The Environment and Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) is extremely concerned by the rapid increase in the numbers of diesel cars in Delhi because it poses an urgent pollution challenge.
Read report ...