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Open letter to Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways

Dear B C Khanduri, you are holding back state governments from implementing an effective emissions inspection programme for in-use vehicles in cities. If you fail to act even now when you are reviewing the ineffectual PUC norms and test procedures to develop an improved emissions testing system, state governments will be forced to carry on with the charade of PUC – as in Delhi today. This will only lead to more public harassment with no improvement in the city’s air.

bul_red.gif (868 bytes)A PLAN FOR PROGRESS
By Lennart Erlandsson and Michael P Walsh
This new CSE study by two international experts presents a roadmap for establishing a centralised vehicle inspection system and improved test procedures in a phased manner

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CAMPAIGN FACTSHEETS

CSE PUBLICATIONS

bul_red.gif (868 bytes) Safety of CNG Buses in Delhi: Findings and Recommendations
Lennart Erlandsson and Christopher Weaver (August 9, 2002)

How is Delhi, which has the world’s largest CNG city bus fleet with 7,100 buses, meeting the challenge of large-scale deployment of a new technology? A follow-up to the first independent technical study (see below) examines inspection and safety norms, compliance procedures, institutional changes and training requirements (PDF File)

bul_red.gif (868 bytes) puc_slow.jpg (3706 bytes)SLOW MURDER
This path-breaking study reports the inaction and blind refusal of the Indian government, the automobile industry and the fuel industry to cut source vehicular emissions. Vehicular pollution which contributes about 64 per cent of air pollution load in Delhi, 52 per cent in Mumbai and 30 per cent in Calcutta, continues to increase unabated - at considerable social cost. Order Now!

bul_red.gif (868 bytes) Status of Implementation of CNG as a Fuel for Urban Buses in Delhi
Frank Dursbeck, Lennart Erlandsson and Christopher Weaver (May 23, 2001)

The first in the series of independent technical assessments by three CNG experts, this report provides a clear roadmap to help the government design appropriate policies, chart new action plans and re-orient strategies to implement the CNG programme in Delhi. It was released amidst widespread safety and performance concerns of the new programme (PDF File)


bul_red.gif (868 bytes) Mileage: Environmental Rating of the Indian Automobile Industry

This book covers in detail the sectoral performance of the Indian automobile sector including the technological issues, environmental issues, performance of the Indian companies, and findings and recommendations of the project. Order Now!


Delhi Pollution Levels
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dte_15ap2002.jpg (3958 bytes)No Escape
Particulate matter in the air, emitted by the combustion of fossil fuels, are cutting our lives shorter by increasing the chances of lung cancer and heart disease
dte_31jan2002.jpg (3841 bytes)In a Twilight Zone
Caught in the polluting haze of two and three-wheelers, Asia is completely helpless today
dte_15sep2000.jpg (4347 bytes)Exhausting Practices
The method of checking tailpipes and blaming the vehicle owner for pollution is hardly justified and effective - it is time to shift the onus to auto manufacturers