Sometime back we informed you about the implementation of BS III and BS4 norms that is to take place in our country with 11 cities upgrading to BS-IV while other to BS-III and also made our readers aware of the harmful effects of using lower grade fuels on BS-IV compatible engines.
13 major cities are to face the implementation of BS IV fuel namely National Capital Region, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmadabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur and Agra.
Concerns are getting higher and with the stress level rising as1st April is around the corner, The Indian Government might have to defer the implementation of Bharat Stage III and Bharat Stage IV norms. The root cause of the tension created is the unavailability of the required fuel.
Mr Pawan Goenka, President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), has informed the media-persons about the request made to the government for deferring the deadline of 1st April 2010 to some other date. According to Mr. Goenka the Auto Industry is ready to switch to the new norms to be followed but the only problem arising is the time deadline since the fuel would not reach the desired locations in time.
The national head of Ernst & Young (Automotive Sector), Rakesha Batra said “The implementation of the new norms may be postponed by over six months, as the required oil is not likely to be available before that,”