IN AN attempt to lower emission levels
of vehicles, the Supreme Court has
directed the petroleum ministry to
study the viability of propane as an
alternate fuel and submit, a report by
December 9. The ministry said that sufficient supplies of propane are avail-
able to run about 75,000 two- and
three-wheelers in New Delhi.
The Gas Authority 9@lnclia Ltd can
reportedly supply about 700 tonnes of propane daily from January 1, 1997.
Propane has several advantages
over petrol. A litre of propane would
cost Rs 11 compared to Rs 22 for
the same amount of petrol. It is less
polluting as it contains 80 per cent less
sulphur than petrol. However, lack
of infrastructure for its distribution is
the major stumbling block. The government will have to provide special
tankers for the fuel as propane has
very high vapour pressure. Special
refuelling pumps, convertor kits and
cylinders will also have to be made
available.
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