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Cars idling at crossings burn Rs 1,000cr a year [1]

At a time when oil is the most precious commodity in our planet, fuel worth Rs 1,000crore is wasted every year in Delhi by vehicles idling at its 600 traffic signals. If all drivers were to switch off their engines wherever the stoppage time exceeds 14 seconds

Publication Date: 
06/08/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Pollution [3], CNG [4], Transport [5], Cars [6], Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) [7], Energy [8], India [9], Delhi [10]

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