[sustran] Re: Emissions from Trucks in New Delhi

[TR Saranathan]

Dear Friends,
Ofcourse it is a good news at the outset. But it is only shifting the 
solution from one State to other States at a higher cost.  All these trucks 
will go via other states and the fuel will be wasted to that extent.
We should take this as only a first step in the long journey. The solution 
lies in controlling the pollution at the source i.e the trucks using 
eco-friendly fuel and that too in the whole country. Hence, it is necessary 
to look into changes in the Engine and fuel.
Dr.T.R.Saranathan

>From: "Eric Britton" <ecoplan.adsl at wanadoo.fr>
>Reply-To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
>To: <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
>Subject: [sustran] Emissions from Trucks in New Delhi
>Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:35:04 +0200
>
>Chris Zegras kindly shares with us the news: "More than 65,000 trucks
>and other goods vehicles will be barred from entering Delhi after the
>Court order is enforced. "
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>Hmm.  Is this really good news?  Am I the only one around here who is a
>priori suspicious of deus ex machina solutions?  Or is this just one
>more example of egregious sub-optimization (the grand specialty of
>transportation policy all too often, I am afraid).
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>Please someone explain to me what I am wrong (again).
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>Eric Britton
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>PS. Take a vacation and put your weight on what is without a doubt the
>right side.  Pop into http://ngroups.com/stockholm and give your counsel
>on the survey behind the Message to Johannesburg.  It will take three
>minutes of your time, and we need you.  (And you just may need us).  ;-)
>




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