From Tuesday, BS-VI fuel availability across NCR may help in lowering pollution

New Delhi: The roll out of a cleaner Bharat Stage-VI fuel, or BS-VI fuel, in Haryana starting Tuesday is expected to bring down vehicular pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), infamous for its air quality levels.

Starting tomorrow, 2,200 retail outlets of state run oil marketing companies (OMC)–Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)– will supply BS-VI grade fuels in Haryana’s seven districts of Faridabad, Gurugram, Mahendraghar, Rewari, Jhajjar, Palwal and Mewat, thereby covering the entire NCR.

Introduction of BS-VI fuel will also help reduce the level of certain harmful hydrocarbons produced due to incomplete combustion of fuel.