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Notification regarding list of approved fuels in the National Capital Territory of Delhi [1]

Delhi government has mandated the use of only cleaner fuels and barred all toxic and polluting fuels. According to the notification by Delhi Pollution Control Committee, only Bharat Stage VI compliant petrol and diesel with 10 ppm sulphur, CNG, LPG, biogas, aviation fuel, energy from waste, charcoal for limited use in tandoors and ironing of clothes, and wood for cremations are allowed. All other pollution causing fuels including petcoke, furnace oil, tyre oil etc are banned.

[2]The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued a notification with a list of fuels permissible for industrial use within the NCT of Delhi, a move which has been hailed by the Centre for Science and Environment. All existing industrial units and commercial establishments who are currently using fuels that are not approved under the notification have been asked to switch over to approved fuels within 90 days. All other fuels will deemed unapproved and so disallowed for use in NCT of Delhi, the notification read.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2018
Delhi Pollution Control Committee [3]
Tags:
Petrol [4], Diesel [5], LPG [6], Natural Gas [7], CNG [8], Firewood [9], Charcoal [10], Biogas [11], Waste To Energy [12], Delhi [13]
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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Not_reg_app_fuel.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/delhi-pollution-control-committee
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/petrol
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lpg
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-gas
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cng
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/charcoal
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biogas
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-energy
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi