Subject: Implementation of new
emission standards effective from 1st
October’2004.
Reference: The notification
of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways,
Government of India, bearing No: GSR No. 111(E) dated
10th February’2004.
The Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, Government of India has issued the
gazette notification bearing No. GSR No.111(E) , dated
10th February ‘2004 vide which Rule 115(2) of the
Central Motor Vehicles Rules,1989 has been amended and
the revised emission standards would come into force
with effect from 1st October, 2004 as
follows:-
Smoke density for all diesel-driven vehicle shall as follows
::
TABLE: (DIESEL VEHICLES)
Sl No
|
Method
of Test
|
Maximum
Smoke Density
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
|
|
Light Absorpition
Co-efficient (1/m)
|
Hatridgetridge Units
|
1.
|
Free
acceleration for Turbo charged engine and naturally aspirated engine for
vehicles manufactured as per pre Bharat Stage IV norms
|
2.45
|
65
|
2.
|
Free
acceleration for Turbo charged engine and naturally aspirated engine for
vehicles manufactured as per Bharat Stage IV norms
|
1.62
|
50
|
Petrol/CNG/LPG shall
comply with the idling emission standards for Carbon Monoxide (CO)
and Hydro Carbon (HC)
given in the Table below:
TABLE: (PETROL/CNG/LPG
driven vehicles)
Sl.No.
|
Vehicle Type
|
CO%
|
*HC (n-hexane equivalent ppm)
|
1.
|
2 & 3 –Wheelers (2/4-stroke)
(Vehicles manufactured on and before 31st March, 2000)
|
4.5
|
9000
|
2.
|
2 & 3 – Wheelers (2 –stroke)
(Vehicles manufactured after 31st March, 2000)
|
3.5
|
6000
|
3.
|
2 & 3 – Wheelers (4 –stroke)
(Vehicles manufactured after 31st March, 2000)
|
3.5
|
4500
|
4.
|
4-Wheelers manufactured as per pre Bharat
Stage-II norms
|
3.0
|
1500
|
5.
|
4-Wheelers manufactured as per Bharat
Stage-II or Bharat
Stage-III emission norms.
|
0.5
|
750
|
Petrol/CNG/LPG driven vehicles,
manufactured as per Bharat Stage –IV norms
Sl No.
|
Vehicle Type
|
Idle
emission limits
|
High idle
emission limits
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
|
|
CO%
|
HC(n hexane equivalent)ppm
|
CO%
|
Lamda (RPM-2500+_200)
|
1.
|
Compressed natural Gas/LPG driven 4-wheelers manufactured as
per Bharat Stage IV norms
|
0.3%
|
200ppm
|
-
|
-
|
2.
|
Petrol driven 4-wheelers manufactured as per Bharat Stage IV
norms
|
0.3%
|
200ppm
|
0.2
|
1+_0.03 or as declared by the vehicle manufacturer
|
|