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City to breathe easy as Delhi set to introduce cleaner fuel
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
The air quality in the national Capital is set to improve soon with introduction of cleaner and greener ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) from April 1. The introduction of the fuel, in which sulphur content is just one-seventh of the diesel currently being sold, will also earn Delhi the distinction of becoming the first Indian city to catch up with fuel quality in Europe where ULSD was introduced a couple of years ago.
The sulphur content in the diesel currently being used is 350 parts per million (ppm) while it will be 50 ppm in ULSD. "We are confident that with introduction of ULSD, the air quality in the city will improve significantly," said Dharmendra, Environment Secretary, Delhi Government.
Currently, Delhi has over 60,000 diesel vehicles, considered a major source of vehicular pollution in the city. Dharmendra said all the oil companies supplying diesel in the city have agreed to supply ULSD in Delhi from April 1. Asked how the Government would monitor compliance of use of ULSD by diesel vehicles, he said all the filling stations will only have ULSD available with them and use of diesel having 350 ppm sulphur will not be possible. According to a study by Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi adds over 1,000 new personal vehicles each day on its roads and a considerable number of these vehicles run on diesel.
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