India's pollution problem is directly linked to the intensity of use of private vehicles in major cities for daily commute by citizens, said a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
The report, titled "The Urban Commute" pointed out more than 40 per cent of oil and oil products are burnt to run vehicles annually - a burden on the environment as well as the exchequer as the country imports 80 per cent of its crude oil requirement.
The report took account of 14 major cities in the country, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, as well as Lucknow, Bhopal and Jaipur. The findings are startling. The report said the rate of energy consumption was the highest in road-transport at 7.1 per cent a year, and was likely to stay the highest till 2040.
Among the highest guzzlers of energy in the transport sector are largely personal vehicles. To bring the present circumstances under control, steps are being taken by the administration to bring down the share of private transport in urban commute. The share of public transport is projected to decrease from 75.7 per cent in 2000-01 to 44.7 per cent in 2030-31, says CSE study.
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