The gap between emissions levels at the time of testing of vehicles at the certification stage and the real world driving emissions during the use phase of the vehicles, is widening. [...] The court directed the Secretary of MoRTH to “immediately convene a meeting of his counterparts and Secretaries of the concerned Departments of the NCR States” to discuss the implementation of remote sensing technology. [...] The problem could also be with the manufacturing of vehicles that may lead to poor design or defects in the emissions control components or poor durability of the emissions control-related components and intentional cheating of emissions standards and the use of defeat devices. [...] Reportedly, the ARAI Report of the Technical Committee on Inspection and Certification System in India for MORTH noted that out of the total measurements in the pilot scheme, 92 per cent of the total results for cars and 78 per cent of the total results for buses and trucks were valid. [...] THE NEXT STEPS Roadmap for implementation of RSD in the NCR region: To implement the July, 2024 directive of the Supreme Court, MoRTH, Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and the four state governments in NCR – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan need to develop the roadmap and timeline for implementation of RSD urgently.
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Table of Contents
- REMOTE SENSING 1
- MONITORING REAL WORLD 1
- EMISSIONS FROM 1
- VEHICLES 1
- REMOTE SENSING 3
- MONITORING REAL WORLD 3
- EMISSIONS FROM 3
- VEHICLES 3
- Contents 5
- Spotlight Reinventing On-road emissions surveillance 7
- THE NEXT STEPS 10
- 1. THE CONCERNS AROUND ON-ROAD EMISSIONS 14
- MONITORING 14
- 2. WHAT AILS PUC PROGRAMME 16
- 3. GOING BEYOND PUC REMOTE SENSING 17
- 4. SUPREME COURT STEPS IN ONCE AGAIN 19
- 5. REMOTE SENSING PART OF THE CLEAN AIR 20
- ACTION PLANS 20
- 6. OBJECTIVE OF RSD BASED MONITORING 21
- 7. NASCENT GROWTH OF RSD PROGRAM IN INDIA 21
- 8. INSIGHT FROM THE ICCT PILOT RSD STUDY IN 26
- DELHI 26
- 9. WHY MAINSTREAMING OF RSD PROGRAMME IS 27
- INEVITABLE 27
- 10. WHAT IS THE AUTOMOTIVE INDIAN STANDARD170 COVERING REMOTE SENSING 39
- ACTIVITIES IN INDIA 39
- 11. CO-EXISTENCE OF PUC WITH RSD 42
- 12. THE NEXT STEPS 43
- References 46
