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Final report on mandating acceptable fuels and recommending ban on sale and use of furnace oil and pet coke in NCR in compliance with the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated March 6, 2017

This is the final report on mandating acceptable fuels and recommending ban on sale and use of furnace oil and pet coke in NCR in compliance with the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated March 6, 2017. EPCA has consulted the state governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP and CPCB during finalization of the Comprehensive Action Plan. Its recommendations on the ban of FO, pet coke have been reviewed and discussed. EPCA has also reviewed the findings of the NEERI report and found these cannot be used as an alibi to delay action on the highly polluting fuels being used in NCR.