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The surface transport ministry is planning to issue a fresh notification clarifying the Euro-I vehicular emission standards applicable in the country.
The confusion seems to have arisen as new environmental-friendly emission norms - to be effective from April 1, 2000 - had been introduced under the Central Motor Vehicles (amendment) Rules on August 28, 1997.
However, it has not been stated that the rules were similar to the Euro-I norms, as is being interpreted.
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The Supreme Court has in its order stated that only vehicles which are compliant with Euro-I emission standards could be registered in the central capital territory (NCT) from May up to April next year.
The Euro-II norms would come into force subsequently in New Delhi.
But since there is ambiguity in this regard, transport authorities are unable to register vehicles even if manufacturers claim to have met the required standards. Consequently, all new registrations have come to a standstill.
The ministry has asked the Association of Automobile Manufacturers of India to furnish a list of manufacturers who meet the Euro norms following which guidelines could be notified and made enforceable.
Companies would later be asked to furnish specific details in terms of the weight per km of the pollutants, which would then be verified through the Indian Automobile Research Association. <