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Dubai: Ten year old vehicles are major cause of air pollution in Dubai. This was revealed by Redha Hassan Salman, Head of Environment Protection Department at the Dubai Municipality yesterday.
The civic body had suggested that 10 year old vehicles should not be allowed to ply on the roads.
A report released by the civic body yesterday said that more than 75 per cent of air pollutants are from vehicle emissions. It further said that the vehicle pollution in Dubai compared to American standards is around 13 per cent (for vehicles using petrol) higher whereas the vehicular pollution rate is 2.5 per cent in Virginia, 2 per cent in Michigan and 4.7 per cent in Canada. The pollution rate of vehicles using diesel in Dubai is at around per cent.
The Municipality conducted the survey at 43 locations across the city in cooperation with Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Dubai Police during May 2007 to February 2008 with the aim of formulating effective strategies and policies to control vehicle emissions.
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