Vehicular emissions top pollution loads in Capital

  • 04/06/1998

  • Business Line (New Delhi)

Vehicular emissions, the highest pollutant in the Capital, account for two third of the total pollution loads followed by thermal power plants, industries and domestic sectors respectively. A study by the Central Road Research Institute(CRRI) estimates that vehicular emissions generate 64 per cent of the total pollution loads while 16 per cent is generated by thermal power plants, 12 per cent by industries and seven per cent by domestic sector.