Only 15 per cent of vehicles are actually tested for pollution in India, reveals a study undertaken by the World Bank (wb). Pollution checking centres in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune were inspected as a part of the exercise. It was found that the majority of the vehicle owners do not bother to get pollution under control certificates. Even among those who procured the certificates, there were some vehicle owners who did not present their vehicles for testing.
The research was conducted by wb consultant John Rogers from Mexico. The expert narrates an interesting anecdote. At a testing centre in Delhi, he found that all the vehicles were passing the test. When asked why he was not performing the full-throttle acceleration for maximum engine speed, the technician at the station replied that he preferred to bypass it in order to dispatch clients quickly.
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