Hyderabad: Though vehicular pollution is on rise in the city, the concerned officials are not doing anything about it.
Vehicles using adulterated petrol, diesel and naphtha continue to pollute the air but this has gone unchecked by authorities attached to the Department of Transport for many years now.
The officials meanwhile cite shortage of staff as the reason for not being able to check all vehicles of emission standards.
Most old two-wheelers and three wheelers, particularly those using adulterated fuel, are drastically adding to the pollution across the city. Some of them use kerosene, which poses grave danger.
A source claimed that every day, thousands of litres of naphtha are being unloaded here and subsequently distributed to different parts of the city.
“Some owners of goods tempos, lorries and old autos are using adulterated fuel resulting in pollution.
The practice of mixing kerosene with petrol has not completely come down, and sale of adulterated petrol goes on unhindered in some areas and the RTOs cannot check them due to lack of staff and equipment,” said a source.
“As per the Bhurelal Committee’s guidelines to control pollution, RTO officials should check vehicular emissions to keep the city's pollution under control.
As these pollutants are released into the atmosphere, the pollution levels increase,” said a scientist with the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB).
