Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), Delhi’s sole CNG supplier, has delivered a persuasive argument for using natural gas as a clean transport fuel and a tool for mitigating climate change at an International Gas Union (IGU) conference in Copenhagen. The rapid conversion of public transport fleet vehicles to CNG between 2000 and 2002, which doubled in size during the same period, drastically reduced air pollution levels in the city. IGL managing director Rajesh Vedvyas cited levels of carbon monoxide declined 47% during this period, while suspended particulate matter in the air went down 6%, according to a Times of India article.
By 2014, India will have CNG service in 200 cities,” Vedvyas added, acknowledging that Delhi’s successful transition to CNG, and public support for the new fuel, came about through the city’s unwavering commitment toward rapid infrastructure development, policy change and financial incentive. CNG was introduced as a transport fuel in the early 1990′s in Delhi under a Supreme Court directive but accelerated in the late 1990′s when enforcement of the directive was stepped up.
The number of private cars running on CNG in Delhi has reportedly risen 43% year-on-year, even as more than 3,700 such automobiles continue to be added every month to the clean-fuel transport fleet.
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