Action Taken Report on Controlling Sources of Air Pollution by Vehicles in Delhi (2001) | ||
Action to be Taken (with Target Date if Any) | Agencies Responsible | Progress / Action Taken |
Phasing out of 2 Stroke Engine 2 and 3 Wheelers | GNCTD | Done 9 Year Old Buses from 1-4-2000 |
Phasing out of Old Buses | DTC / GNCTD | No Policy Decision so far |
Introduction of Higher Capacity Buses and Controlling Overloading of Buses | DTC / GNCTD | Already Being Done |
Age limit of commercial Diesel Trucks to be Specified | GNCTD | Already Being Done |
Renewal of Permits only Vehicles Conform to Satisfactory Standards | GNCTD | Not Done |
Setting up an Effective Automated Stations for Inspection and Maintenance of Vehicles Linking up Renewal of Permits for Public and Private Vehicles | GNCTD | Already Done |
Bringing into Effect Stricter Norms for Emission from 1-4-2000 | GNCTD | Already Done w.e.f 1-4-2000 (0-15% Sulphur) |
Introduction Lower Sulphur Content Diesel | MoP&NG | Already Done |
Banning Supply of Loose Engine oil for 2 Stroke Vehicles at Retail Outlasts & Service Stations | MoP&NG | Being Done |
Encouraging Use of CNG Fuel for Buses and Cars and Increasing Number of CNG Supply Stations | MoP&NG/GNCTD/MCD/NDMC | Information not Available |
Traffic Planning & Management & Construction of Fast Motorways, Utilizing Capacity of Existing Road Network and Providing Synchronized Traffic Signals | GNCTD/DDA/MCD/NDMC | In Progress |
MRTS Project to be Kept on Schedule | MoUDPA/GNCTD | Not Done |
Delegation of Powers to GNCTD to Issue Notification for Fixing life Span of Vehicles (31-12-97) | MoST & GNCTD | Already been Done |
Phasing Out of Taxis in a Phased Manner 31-3-98 to 31-3-2000) | GNCTD | Not Done |
Ban on Registration of Army and Auctioned Govt. and Commercial Goods and Passenger Vehicles (LCVs) Beyond a Specified Life Span (31/12/97) | Tpt Dept. | Not Done |
Ban on Alteration of Vehicles by Replacing Petrol Engines with Diesel Engines (31-12-97) | Tpt Dept. | Not Done |
Traffic Management of Most Polluted Intersections/ Areas, Synchronized Signals Establishment of area traffic Control and Central Control room for diversion of traffic based on air quality monitoring data (31-12-98) | Traffic Police CRRI, IRTE, CPCB | Not Done |
Provision of Cycle Tracks & Greater Use of Existing Ones (1-4-99) | Traffic Police | Not Done |
Display of Halting Time at Major Traffic Intersections (1-4-98) | Traffic Police/PCRA | Not Done |
Restriction on Plying of Goods Vehicles During the Day Tightening Regulations (31-12-97) | Traffic Police | Being Done |
Dovetailing Urban and Suburban Bass Transit and Ring Rail with Road Transport System (31-12-99) | Railway/GNCTD | Not Done |
Construction of Road by-Pass for Delhi | GNCTD / PWD | In Progress |
Construction of Expressways | MoUAE, GNTD/PWD | In Planning Slage |
MRTS Implementation, Integration with RRTS (31-12-2000) | MoUAE, GNTD/PWD/NCRB | In Progress |
Fuel Quality Improved Quality Diesel, Further Lowering of Sulpphur | MoUAE, GN/Oil Cos. | Low Sulphur Diesel (0.05%) w.e.f. 1-4-2000 |
Pre-Mixed Fuel-oil Mixture 1-12-97) | MoUAE, GN/Oil Cos. | Done |
Expansion of Pre-Mixed Fuel Outlets to 50% by December 1997 | Done | |
Ban on Supply of 2-T Oils at Petrol Stations & Service Garages | Done | |
Direction that 2-Wheelers and 3-Wheelers Obtain their Fuel Only from Pre-mixed Fuel Outlasts | AlAM (Manf. Asscn) | Being Done |
Prevention of Fuel Adulteration (Regular) | F&CSD,Tpt.Dept. Mop&NG | CNG Being Supplied |
Alternative Fuels | F&CSD,Tpt.Dept. Mop&NG | In Progress |
Use of CNG by Private Vehicles, Setting up Addition On-line Stations | GAIL/MoP&NG?NDMC/ MCD/DDA/L&DO | In Progress |
Expansion of outlets unleaded petrol in the entire NCR (1-4-98) | MoP&NG | In Progress |