Chennai:
Price of fuel in the state will go up from April this year as oil companies would be producing Bharat Stage (BS) IV compliant fuels which will have low sulphur level at 50 ppm.
UV Manur, executive director of Indian Oil corporation, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry told Express on the sidelines of Sakshan 17 -- Oil and Gas Conservation Mass Awareness Campaign inaugurated by state Transport secetary Chandrakant B Kamble, that the prices of fuel will be go up in the state once the oil retail outlets become BSIV compliant.
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are the ones who have yet to comply with BSIV norms. Entire country will adhere to BSIV norms by April 2017.
Mannur said that the price of BSIV fuel would rise keeping in mind the international scenario as well as the value of Indian currency in the international market.
Under BS IV norms, petrol and diesel will have sulphur content of 50 parts per million (PPM). Under BS-III norms, petrol and diesel have sulphur content of 150 ppm and 350 ppm, respectively.
The reduced sulphur content will greatly lower air pollution levels caused by auto emissions.
Bharat Stage emission standards, introduced in 2000, are emission standards that have been set up the Central government to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment, including motor vehicles. .
The Bharat Stage norms are based on European regulations.
Meanwhile, in a bid to conserve fuel, majority of which is imported, there is plan to observe Bi-cycle Day throughout the country from January 21.
As per data available, India produced just 36.9 million tonnes of crude in 2015-16 lower than 37.5MMT in the previous year.
Kamble highlighted the rise of private vehicles when compared to public vehicles. He said the government is looking at various instruments so that private vehicles which is 60 per cent on state roads dwindles and people use public transport more.
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PCRA to train 20,000 drivers to conserve fuel
Chennai:
In a bid to conserve fuel, Petroleum Conservation Research Agency (PCRA) will be providing training to more than 20,000 drivers of state transport units in Tamil nadu, according to A Janakiram, chief regional coordinator, southern region, PCRA.
Speaking during the launch of Saksham 2017, Janakiram said that the driving test is to help assess the driving skills besides provide them the techniques where in they will conserve fuel.
“We have trained 7,000 drivers of state transport units and their output in conserving fuel has improved,” he said.
Factfile:
1. TN will comply with Bharat Stage IV fuel norms from April 1.
2. Under BS IV norms, petrol and diesel will have sulphur content of 50 parts per million (PPM).
3. Under BS-III norms, petrol and diesel had sulphur content of 150 ppm and 350 ppm, respectively
4. Bharat Stage emission standards, introduced in 2000, are emission standards that have been set up by the Central government to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment, including motor vehicles.
5. The BS-IV complaint vehicles release less pollutants -- Carbon Mono- oxide Hydrocarbon Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Sulphur
6. As per notification, all newly manufactured four- wheeled vehicle that are complaint with the BS-IV standards will be allowed to registered and move on roads.
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