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1.3.16

17000 BUSES MUST BE CONVERTED TO Euro VI Compliant * India

* Delhi - Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari: "Transport Corporations must do it"

-- The Centre today asked the state transport undertakings to convert their 17 lakh buses to Euro VI compliant or bio-fuel friendly vehicles as part of implementing stricter emission norms from April 1, 2020, a move aimed at curbing high vehicular pollution... Pollution is a major concern and once these buses are converted into higher-grade fuel compliant or bio-fuel, electric compliant, India could cut on huge crude import bills to the tune of Rs. eight lakh crore per annum, the Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister said while addressing the joint meeting of National Road Safety Council and Transport Development Council... The statement assume significance in the wake of India deciding to leapfrog directly from Euro IV emission norms for petrol and diesel to Euro VI standards, and the oil PSUs will invest Rs. 28,750 crore for the transition... An inter-ministerial group headed by Mr Gadkari on January 6 had taken the decision to advance the date by four years to April 1, 2020 for implementation of Bharat Stage VI (equivalent to Euro VI norms followed globally) for supply of cleaner auto fuel, by altogether skipping the Euro V grade norms... Mr Gadkari also suggested State Transport Corporations to slash the ticket prices by 50 per cent to swing into profit saying this could easily be done after change in fuel which is economical...
(Photo: Mr. Gadkari said the government plans to take the total length of NHs to two lakh km in three months) -- New Delhi, India - NDTV - February 22, 2016

Labels: anti pollution, India buses news, rules and regulations

19.8.14

BUSES & BIKES * Colombia: For a green life

* How bikes and buses helped Bogotá go green

(Image from REUTERS, by Jose Miguel Gomez: Colombian students ride bicycles during in Bogota)
Bogota,Colombia -World Economic Forum, by Konrad Otto-Zimmermann -Aug 13 2014: -- In Bogotá, traffic congestion became so severe that a simple commute could take hours and the air was polluted to staggering levels. In response, Bogotá directed its attention towards public transport and worked to improve conditions for cycling... The challenge for Bogotá has been integrating bicycle and bus policies into a wider sustainable urban transport context and ensuring projects have continuity across political terms. Bogotà’s TransMilenio “bus rapid transit” system has gained international recognition as an example of sustainable mobility. Meanwhile, the strengthening of bicycle policy and infrastructure has increased the modal share of cycling, from 0.58% in 1998 to circa 5% in 2010... These projects have inspired confidence in public entities, something that can itself inspire future progress. Today, Bogotá is known for having a widely used transport system that dramatically reduced the number of cars. Not only has it been effective at reducing congestion and pollution (TransMilenio is credited with reducing carbon emissions by more than 1.7 million tons between 2006 and 2009); it was also cost-effective. It’s also a planning model that can be replicated, cheaply, in cities around the world...

Labels: anti pollution

17.8.07

* China - Dramatic Anti-Air Pollution Plan

Restrictions On Private Cars Are Tested, In Preparation For Olympics

Beijing,China -Xinhua News Agency/AP/KDBC El Paso -17 Aug 2007: -- City officials yanked hundreds of thousands of private cars off Beijing's streets Friday to test whether a partial ban could clear health-threatening smog and ease gridlock during next year's Olympic Games... An estimated 400,000 private cars were affected by the ban on the first day of the four-day trial... The city is using an odd-even license plate number system, so only vehicles with license plates ending in odd numbers were allowed on the roads Friday... Violators were to be fined $13 and ordered to return home, a Beijing Traffic Police spokesman, who would only give his surname, Yan, said Thursday...

Labels: anti pollution