The banned two-stroke autorickshaws are out in strength in New Town, the only mode of easily available, cheap public transport in a township crying out for basic amenities.
More than 700 two-stroke autos, most running on a lethal mix of polluting fuels called katatel, ply on the 15km main arterial road in Rajarhat, with police turning a blind eye to the violation of the high court ban to avoid
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/banned-autos-rule-new-town-road
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-kolkata
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/automobiles
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rickshaws
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/calcutta-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-transport
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/two-stroke
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution