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FIG 4.4 DIFFERENT FUEL QUALITY
IN DIFFERENT CITIES

DELHI
AGRA
KANPUR

AHMEDABAD SURAT KOLKATA

MUMBAI

HYDERABAD

PUNE

BENGALURU CHENNAI MEGA CITIES
MAJOR CITIES

FUEL MEGA MAJOR
QUALITY CITIES CITIES REST OF INDIA
EURO II APRIL 2001 APRIL 2003 APRIL 2005
EURO III APRIL 2005 APRIL 2010
EURO IV APRIL 2010 NOT DECIDED
4.5 ROADMAP FOR FUELS IN
INDIAN TRANSPORT SECTOR . INDIA EMISSION REGULATIONS = EU REGULATION
At present, petrol and diesel . REQUIRED FUEL = MATCHING EURO FUEL AT LEAST ONE
are the main automotive fuels YEAR BEFORE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMISSION NORMS
used in India. Personal transport
vehicles like two wheelers and in diesel specifications, out of which 4 are
cars are mainly operated on petrol and the environment related parameters. Current BIS
public/ commercial transport like buses, trucks 2000 specifications for petrol (IS 2796) and
and other light and heavy-duty vehicles mainly diesel (IS 1460) respectively are applicable in
run on diesel. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) the country. The new auto fuel policy is being
notifies standards for auto-fuel quality including discussed and will outline the roadmap for
petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG etc. There are a total quality of fuel supplied throughout the country
of 15 parameters in petrol specifications out of in light of the forthcoming stringent emission
which 4 are environment related parameters. norms. Refer Figure 4.4 for report / findings of
Similarly, there are a total of 16 parameters SIAM on the fuel quality variation in India.

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