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Gandhinagar, 9 November 2020
The rules of NGT, CPCB, GPCB, GOI on 8 to 10 thousand petrol pumps in Gujarat are not enforced by GPCB. Petrol pumps should have a VRS- recovery system installed which is not on most pumps, which can cause cancer. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board has helped Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance petrol pump by not taking any action till date.
The petrol pump has an underground petrol filling tank. There is an empty tank, then there is a large amount of petrol vapor inside, when it is filled by the tanker, then comes out. This steam produces pollutants such as ozone. Which is hazardous to health, while it also contains benzene and carcinogenic particles. Which are the motivators for cancer. In Gujarat, when pollution increases in winter, petrol vapor becomes extremely dangerous.
Technology to convert steam to gasoline
The Central Pollution Control Board had directed to stop the vapor generated while filling petrol in the storage of petrol pumps. Fuel generated from the fuel can be saved to a great extent by dissolving in the atmosphere. These are called VRS-Steam Recovery Systems.
70 thousand petrol pumps in the country
As of January 18, 2019, there were 70,000 petrol pumps in India by the end of 2019. In Gujarat it is estimated to be around 8 thousand. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had issued a notice to Reliance Industries for imposing a penalty of Rs one crore on the petrol pump. Punitive action has been initiated. A notice was issued by the Central Pollution Control Board for not complying with the order to install anti-pollution system on petrol pumps.
New 5500 petrol pump
As of May 2020, Reliance had 1400 petrol pumps across the country. 30 of these were at the airport. The company has announced plans to build 5500 new petrol pumps by May 2020. Which was to start from BP company. It was decided to give this petrol pump only to those who have 1200 to 1600 square meters of land on the national highway.
The city was to invest 800 meters of land and 15 to 30 lakhs. He had to earn Rs 10,000 a day on 5,000 liters of petrol. The company had 20,000 employees. With the launch of the new petrol, the number was expected to increase to 80,000.
Petrol pump in Gujarat
Reliance’s 162 petrol pumps reopened on 10 August 2010 in Gujarat. Of these, 103 were company owners and 59 were pump operators. Reliance shut down its petrol pumps in 2008. Highly priced petrol was sold so that people stopped buying from there. He then announced the commissioning of 60 petrol pumps in 2012, demanding a return on his capital investment.
Varun Patel then announced that he had done the damage for 4 years. Reliance should compensate for this. Then an agreement was reached. He also demanded that private pumps be purchased by Reliance. At that time Reliance had 200 private pumps in Maharashtra. Even then, there was the question of pollution.
Order of green tribunal
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the installation of an anti-pollution system ‘Vapor Recovery System’ (VRS) on petrol pumps. it’s been a year. The CPCB had earlier imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on three public oil marketing companies for failing to impose VRS at petrol pumps.
As per CPCB rules, NGT had given VRS to oil marketing companies on 28 September at all petrol pumps selling more than 300 kiloliters of petrol per month. Reliance Industries had then stated that none of its petrol pumps sold more than 300 kiloliters per month. Nevertheless, both pumps will be fitted with VRS by 31 December 2018.
Reliance informed on 8 January that the second phase of the VRS installation at pumps selling less than 300 kiloliters per month has been completed.
Reliance did not release the report
However, a compliance report on the installation of VRS 1B on this pump was not released at that time. For this reason, Reliance Industries has been given a show cause notice as to why a fine of Rs one crore should be imposed for non-compliance of the NGT order.
Gasoline will no longer evaporate from the tank
Fuel (steam) from fuel at petrol pumps in Delhi-NCR will no longer harm people’s health. Steam recovery systems have been installed at 3600 petrol pumps following the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board. But the company has not disclosed what is in Gujarat. Answers were sought from GPCB and Reliance but they did not respond. Translated from Gujarati, AGN web.
