Compliance of Vehicular Emission Norms in Kanpur City, India

Abstract

Due to the rising urbanisation, there are significantly more motor vehicles on the road, which has caused a huge increase in vehicle emissions. This study intends to determine the percentage of monitored automobiles in Kanpur, India, that abide by Bharat Stage-IV and VI (BS-IV and VI) emission criteria. For a four-month period in 2018, the transport department's pollution under control (PUC) certificate at a gasoline station was utilized for collecting secondary data on the tail pipe emissions of four and two-wheeled vehicles. Data from 204 automobiles was taken into account. The results revealed that, even though BS-IV norms had been in force since 2010, the PUC certificate given by the transportation department had taken the BS-III emission limitations into account, failing just 2 petrol fuelled four-wheeler vehicles. Almost all motor cars complied with BS-III emission standards, while just around 9% of four-wheelers failed the BS - IV test limits. Furthermore, it was discovered that 18.51 percent of two-wheelers failed to fulfil the BS-VI emission standards for the selected pollutants (combined CO and HC).  To assess the harm to human health posed by these tail pipe emissions, more investigation is needed.