Report comes under fire
The Supreme Court (SC), in its April 5, 2002, verdict has frowned upon the recommendations made by the Mashelkar committee. "The report does not show any serious concern in protecting the health of the people,' the SC noted.
The panel was set up in 2001 by the Union government to submit a report on vehicular pollution. It was headed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (csir) director general R A Mashelkar. When it gave an interim document on its findings in January 2002, the Union government lost no time in accepting it as the final report. This despite the fact that it was meant to be debated by the public. The reason for the undue haste: the committee recommended a multiple fuel policy for Delhi, which also included diesel.
The SC has, however, rejected the government's acceptance of the report describing it as a means to contest CNG's (compressed natural gas) credibility as a clean fuel.
The Mashelkar panel had suggested that while emission norms should be declared, the choice of fuel should lie with the users. Interestingly, India already has such norms but their implementation leaves a lot to be desired. "It is na
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