The Environment Ministry on Tuesday notified new environment standards for gensets running on liquid petroleum gas (lPG)/natural gas (NG), diesel with lPG/NG and petrol with lPG/NG, being operated in various cities and towns in the country. The standards for gensets running on lPG and natural gas (NG), or in combination with diesel and petrol have been notified for the first time.
The new standards are based on the recommendations by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) after due consultations with industries and other stakeholders. The primary aim of the new standards for gensets is to control air and noise pollution. The standards have been fixed on the basis of emission of Carbon Monoxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, and various compounds of hydrocarbons that affect ambient air quality.