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ontribution from automobile pollution plays a AUTOMOBILE Cvery important role in determining the air quality status of urban areas, specially the metro cities. is no exception. The historical city with POLLUTION its limited percentage of available road space (about 6% of the total city area) accommodates an exponentially growing number of plying CONTROL automobiles. Obviously the average speeds of the vehicles in the city gradually becoming lower and lower favoring more emission from the plying vehicles. Although the newly registered vehicles are having better fuel efficiency with improved engine design and sophisticated emission control arrangements, the old in-used vehicles with high emission level vastly outnumbered them. The advantage of efficient new generation vehicles is over weighed by the large number of ill-maintained, in-used vehicles continues to ply the city streets causing serious air pollution problem. So, the controlling emissions from such in-use vehicles thus become very importance for air quality improvement. The major instrument for improving emission from in-used vehicles is being done in developed countries through a well designed and managed Operation & Maintenance regime. Under this regime the automobiles are required to have a Pollution-Under-Control Certificate from auto emission testing centers duly registered by the Transport Department under the Motor Vehicles Rules. Considering this important role of auto emission testing center, the efficiency of these centers in serving the purpose is required to be assessed properly before registering them under the Rules. The Board provides the technical support for assessing the capacity of these centers to efficiently cater to the objective requirement of auto emission testing centers. Besides assessing the infrastructure

56 CHAPTER -9 Annual Report 2007-08 ability of the auto emission testing centers to the Officials of the Pollution be registered, the Board is regularly arranging Control Board inspected and monitored the training for the operators of such centers in the following centers for making necessary ably use of prescribed emission monitoring recommendations to the Transport Department equipments. During the current financial year for necessary registration under the Rule.

Table 9.1: Status Report of Auto Emission Testing Centers in Kolkata regarding Renewal of Application during the period April 2007 to March 2008 forwarded by PVD/RTO

Sl. Name & Address of AETC Date application Date of Date of issue of NoNo. received at inspection recommendation WBPCB Four-gas Smoke density analyser meter

1. M/s. A. S. Service Station 72/1A, , Kolkata-25 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 2. M/s. Car – Fill 170, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-29 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 3. M/s. Lansdown Service Station 25, Sarat Basu Road, P.S.: Bhawanipur Kolkata-20 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 4. M/s. Adam’s Motor Works 61A, Shakespeare Sarni, Kolkata-17 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 5. M/s. Auto Fuel & Services 87A, Park Street Kolkata-16 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 6. M/s. Camac 2E & F, , PS- Park St. Kolkata-16 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 7. M/s. Camac Auto Service Pvt. Ltd. 3D, Camac Street, PO & PS-Park St. Kolkata-16 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 N.A 8. M/s. Auto Fill In 32, Circus Avenue, PO-Circus Avn. PS- Beniapukur Kolkata-29 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 9. M/s. Smoke Emission Control Centre 57/1,Beltola Road, Kolkata-17 22.01.2008 31.01.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 10. M/s. Auto Life 40/1 (S), Kolkata-31 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 11. M/s. Dhakuria Service Center 41B, Gariahat Road, Kolkata-53 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 12. M/s. Automobile Association of Eastern India (AAEI) 13, Pramathes Barua SaraniPO & PS- Ballygunge Kolkata-19 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 13. M/s. Diesel Automobile Centre 62/1B, Hazra Road, Kolkata-19 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 14. M/s. Engineers Service Station 16B,Gurusaday Road, Kolkata-19 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 15. M/s. India Trading Oil Co. 236, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-20 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 N.A.

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Sl. Name & Address of AETC Date application Date of Date of issue of NoNo. received at inspection recommendation WBPCB Four-gas Smoke density analyser meter 16. M/s. Shyama Trading Co. 36B, Kolkata-19 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 17. M/s. Standard Vulcanizing Corporation 1B, Pramathesh Barua SaraniKolkata-19 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 18. M/s. Uma Service Station 1/1/1, Gariahat Road, Kolkata-68 22.01.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 19. M/s. Prince Service Station 377B, PO-Jodhpurpark, Kolkata-700 068 05.02.2008 05.02.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 20. M/s. Engineers Automobile Service Station 39B New Alipore Block-B, Kolkata-53 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 21. M/s. Kalighat Service Station 127A, Hazra Road, Kolkata-26 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 22. M/s. Harish Motors 52B, Harish Mukherjee RoadKolkata-25 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 23. M/s. Gasoline Station P-540,Blk-N,New Alipore, Kolkata-53 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 24. M/s. Gopal Service Station 17/6, Sahanagar Rd, Kol- 26 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 25. M/s. Nag Automobiles 32/33A, Tollygunge Circular Road Kolkata-53 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 26. M/s. Tapan Kr. Nath 29/1, Harish Chatterjee StreetKolkata-19 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 26.02.2008 27. M/s. Milap Service Station 14, Ashutosh Mukherjee Road PS-Bhawanipur, Kolkata – 20 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 28. M/s. Binnu Enterprise 553, Block-N, Opp. Tollygunge Circular Road, PO & PS-Alipore, Kolkata- 53 22.01.2008 07.02.2008 26.02.2008 N.A. 29. M/s. Trio Service Centre 29/3A, Chetla Central RoadPO & P.S. Chetla Kolkata - 27 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 30. M/s. City of Joy Fuel Station D-167 Sonarpur Road, PO-Brace Bridge PS – West Port, Kolkata-88 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 31. M/s. Lake Auto service 99, Southern Avenue, Kol-29 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 32. M/s. Tollygunge Service Station 1, N.S.C. Bose Road Kolkata-40 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 33. M/s. Council Service Station 11/1 D.H.Road, PO & PS- Alipore Kolkata-27 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008

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Sl. Name & Address of AETC Date application Date of Date of issue of NoNo. received at inspection recommendation WBPCB Four-gas Smoke density analyser meter 34. M/s. Metropoliton Transport Co. 16, Taratala Road, Kolkata-88 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 35. M/s. Lokenath Smoke Testing Centre 99A Circular Garden Reach Road PO-Khidirpur PS-Watganj Kol-23 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 36. M/s. Kamal & Co. 57/2A, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata-23 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 37. M/s. Powerpac India 177 / E, S.P. Mukherjee Road P.O.- Kalighat Kolkata-026 22.01.2008 12.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 38. M/s. Gopal Auto Service 38B,Belgachia Road, Kolkata-37 22.01.2008 14.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 39. M/s. Hind Service Station 137/A, Beliaghata Road, Kolkata-15 22.01.2008 14.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 40. M/s. Baranagar Service Station 131, B.T.Road, PO- Alambazar PS- Baranagar Kolkata-35 22.01.2008 14.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 41. M/s. R.N. Singh & Sons 16B, Beliaghata Main Road, Kolkata-10 22.01.2008 14.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 42. M/s. Saraogi Service Station 11/5, Cossipore Road, PO-Cossipore PS-, Kolkata - 32 22.01.2008 14.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 43. M/s. K.T. Automobiles AETC 19, B. T. Road, Cossipore, Kol - 02 22.01.2008 14.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 44. M/s. Rita Roy 39, Jadunath DeyPO & PS – Bowbazar, Kol-12 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 45. M/s. Bharat Motor Co BK-JC15, Sec -III,Salt lake, Kolkata-98 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 46. M/s. DumDum Super Service Station (Weigh Bridge) 16/1, , Kolkata-28 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 47. M/s. Central Services 3 & 5 G.C.Avenue, PS- Bowbazar Kolkata-13 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A 48. M/s. Airport Service Station Dum Dum Airport, Airport 1 no. gate Kolkata - 52 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 49. M/s. Ganeriwal Super Service P-13, CIT Road, Kolkata - 14 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 50. Superstar Service Station P -9, CIT Road, Scheme-V, Kolkata - 14 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 51. M/s. Jameco Agencies (P) Ltd 8, Church Lane, Kolkata - 1 22.01.2008 19.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A.

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Sl. Name & Address of AETC Date application Date of Date of issue of NoNo. received at inspection recommendation WBPCB Four-gas Smoke density analyser meter 52. M/s. Auto Clinic 69, Jatindra Mohan Avenue P.O. - Hatkhola, P.S. – Shyampukur Kolkata – 5 22.01.2008 21.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 53. M/s. Car Corner 31/1, Raja Rammohan Sarani, P.O. & P.S.: Kolkata-09 22.01.2008 21.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 54. M/s. Asoke Automobiles 1, Ultadanga Road, Kolkata - 4 22.01.2008 21.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 55. M/s. Anderson Auto Service 7B, Belvedere Road, P.O. & P.S. - Alipore, Kolkata – 27 05.02.2008 21.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 56. M/s. Hirjee Auto Centre 120/2, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata - 9 22.01.2008 21.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 57. M/s. Manasasree Auto Crafts 182/B, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata - 4 22.01.2008 21.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 58. M/s. Surya Filling Station P –33 &34, Khirod Vidya Vinod Avenue Kolkata - 3 22.01.2008 26.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 59. M/s. Deluxe Service Station 256 & 257 C.I.T. Road, P.O. – Beliaghata P.S. - Phoolbagan, Kolkata - 10 22.01.2008 26.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 60. M/s. Superway Service Station P-327, CIT Road, Kolkata - 54 22.01.2008 26.02.2008 14.03.2008 N.A. 61. M/s. Madan Gopal Automobile & Engineering Works 11 B, Baishnab Seth Street P.O. - Beadon Street, P.S. - Jora Bagan Kolkata - 6 22.01.2008 26.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 62. M/s. Super Avenue Service Station 80/1, Bhupendra Bose Avenue Kolkata - 4 22.01.2008 26.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 63. M/s. Anatech Instruments Pvt. Ltd. 176B, S.P. Mukherjee Road P.O. - Kalighat, P.S. – Tollygunge Kolkata – 26 22.01.2008 28.02.2008 14.03.2008 14.03.2008 64. M/s. Fill-In-Centre 12B, Camac Street, Kolkata –17 22.01.2008 19.03.2008 09.04.2008 09.04.2008 65. M/s. Auto Mart 56, Syed Amir Ali Avenue P.O. - Ballygunge, P.S. – Karaya Kolkata - 19 19.03.2008 03.04.2008 16.04.2008 16.04.2008

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Table – 9.2. Status Report of Auto Emission Testing Center in Kolkata, South 24 Paraganas, North 24 Paraganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia regarding New Application during the period from April 2007 to March 2008 forwarded by PVD/RTO

Sl. Name & Address of AETC Date application Date of Date of issue of NoNo. received at inspection recommendation WBPCB Four-gas Smoke density analyser meter

1. M/s. New Shyama Automobiles Jessore Road, PO-Motiganj PS-Bongaon, North 24 Parganas – 743 235 02.03.2007 22.03.2007 — — 10.04.2007

2. M/s. Raj Rani Service Station Mathurapur Road, PO- PS- Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas 02.03.2007 19.03.2007 27.03.2007 27.03.2007

3. M/s. Manu Auto Emission Testing Centre 68, Benaras Road, P.O. – Salkia P.S. – Bantra, Howrah – 711 101 15.03.2007 05.04.07 18.01.06 18.01.06

4. M/s. Imperial Cups PO & PS- Bantra, Howrah – 711 101 22.03.2007 13.04.2007 24.04.2007 24.04.2007

5. M/s. Grewal Auto Service 97/1, Foreshore Road PO & PS – Shibpur, Howrah – 711 102 03.04.2007 13.04.2007 24.04.2007 24.04.2007

6. M/s. Ashokenagar Emission Testing Station Naihati-Habra Road, Po & PS-Ashokenagar, 24 Pgs. (N) 30.03.2007 08.05.2007 23.05.2007 23.05.2007

7. M/s. Taraknath Cold Storage Co. Pvt Ltd. (Auto Emission Div.) S.N. Mullick Road, Route No. 2 PO- Panisheola, PS-Haripal Hooghly – 712 408 19.04.2007 30.04.2007 10.05.2007 10.05.2007

8. M/s. Lake Auto Service 99, Southern Avenue, PO – S.B. Road Tollygunge, South 24 Parganas 09.03.2007 18.04.2007 — — 27.04.2007

9. M/s. Dhakuria Service Centre 41B, Gariahat Road (S), Kolkata – 31 24.04.2007 29.05.2007 11.06.2007 11.06.2007

10. M/s. Dey Smoke Testing Centre Tarakshwar Road, PO- Pargopalnagar, PS-Singur, Hooghly – 712 418 04.05.2007 25.05.2007 07.06.2007 07.06.2007

11. M/s. Auto Fuel 5, Old Hospital Road (opp.Chinsurah PS), PO & PS-Chinsurah, Hooghly - 712 101 15.05.2007 25.05.2007 07.06.2007 07.06.2007

12. M/s. Adco Motors Pvt. Ltd. 93K, G.T. Road, Kotrong, PO – Hindmotor, PS-Uttarpara, Hooghly 15.05.2007 03.01.2008 16.01.2008 13.09.2007

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Sl. Name & Address of AETC Date application Date of Date of issue of NoNo. received at inspection recommendation WBPCB Four-gas Smoke density analyser meter

13. M/s. H.B. Auto Emission Testing Centre 91, Remesh Maitra Road PO & PS – Rajarhat North 24 Parganas – 700 135 18.05.2007 08.06.2007 02.07.2007 N.A. 14. M/s. Euro Automobile 365, Garia Main Road, P.O.- Garia, P.S. Sonarpur South 24 Parganas – 700 084 24.05.2007 03.08.2007 01.10.2007 01.10.2007 15. M/s. By Pass Services 3B, Connector 02.07.2007 PO – EKTP, PS- Kasba, 24 Parganas (S) 25.05.2007 17.07.2007 06.08.2007 06.08.2007 16. M/s. Gasoline Station P-540, Block – N, PO & PS New Alipore Kolkata - 53 06.07.2007 20.07.2007 N.A. 06.08.2007 17. M/s. Friends Gasoline Service 83(59), Ghosh Para Road PO- Barrackpore, PS – Titagarh North 24 Parganas 02.06.2007 24.07.2007 03.09.2007 N.A. 18. M/s. Das Auto Mobiles 1369, Bagdah Road, PO- Motigunj PS- Bongaon, North 24 Parganas 09.07.2007 01.08.2007 23.08.2007 23.08.2007 19. M/s. Binnu Enterprise 553, Block-n, Opp. Tollygunge Circular Road, PO & PS New Alipore Kolkata –700 053 19.07.2007 23.08.2007 03.09.2007 N.A. 20. M/s. Anatech Instruments Pvt. Ltd. 176B, S.P. Mukherjee Road, PO- Kalighat, PS – Tollygunge, Kolkata –26 19.07.2007 22.08.2007 27.08.2007 27.08.2007 21. M/s. Shantanu CarfilCarfilI C-10, Baishnabghata Patuli Connector PO- Garia, PS- Jadavpur 24 Pgs. (S) – 700 084 05.09.2007 17.03.2008 31.03.2008 31.03.2008 22. M/s. Bishnu Oil Company 147, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip Road South 24 Parganas –743331 07.09.2007 20.11.2007 12.12.2007 N.A. 23. M/s. Ganguli Servicing Centre Sodepur Road, PO- Jugberia, PS.- Ghola, North 24 Parganas – 700 110 10.09.2007 09.10.2007 19.12.2007 N.A. 24. M/s. Ashoke Automobiles 243/B/1, APC Rd., PO- Beadon St. Kolkata – 6 23.11.2007 14.12.2007 13.02.2008 13.02.2008 25. M/s. B. Dey (India) Pvt. Ltd. G.T. Road (W), PO & PS-Serampore, Dist. Hooghly 12.12.2007 03.01.2008 16.01.2008 N.A.

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Sl. Name & Address of AETC Date application Date of Date of issue of NoNo. received at inspection recommendation WBPCB Four-gas Smoke density analyser meter

26. M/s. International Auto Works 48C, South Tangra Road, PO- Gobindakhatic, Kolkata – 46 08.02.2008 17.03.2008 31.03.2008 31.03.2008 27. M/s. Mahansaria & Sons Pvt. Ltd. 109, N.S. Road, PO – Malancha PS- Sonarpur, 24 Pagranas (S) - 145 19.02.2008 26.03.2008 02.04.2008 02.04.2008 28. M/s. Car Corner 31/1, Raja Rammohan Sarani P.O. & P.S.: Amherst Street, Kolkata-9 29.02.2008 26.03.2008 N.A. 02.04.2008 29. M/s. Daptary Pollution Centre Narayantala (Nabin Pally) P.O. Sarisha, P.S. Diamond Harbour South 24 Parganas – 743 368 27.02.2008 16.04.2008 13.04.2008 13.04.2008 30. M/s. Drive-In 63/2B, Belgachia Road, Kolkata-37 13.03.2008 17.04.2008 29.04.2008 29.04.2008 31. M/s. Ashalata Auto Emission Testing CentreCentre, Mouza Mrigala, NH-2, PO & PS – Dankuni, Hooghly 13.03.2008 25.04.2008 13.05.2008 13.05.2008

Raid against use of illegal horns The Board along with the Transport The details of the raids conducted during the department and Police authorities conducted year 2007-2008 is given in Table 9.3. A case was raids in the automobile spare shops in Kolkata lodged against the violators in the Sinthi Police against storing and selling of air horns and Station u/S 188 of IPC and u/s 177 & 179 of other illegal horns. During the year total five Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. raids were conducted. Table – 9.3: Raid against storing and selling of illegal air horns Date Area where raid was conducted Time of raid No. of No. of No. of shops illegal persons raided horns seized arrested 16.08.2007 Mallik Bazar Area under Park Street Police Station 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. 4 69 4 23.08.2007 Indian Mirror Street, Lenin Sarani and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road under Taltala Police Station 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 8 0 0 30.08.2007 Phoolbazar Area under Cossipore Police Station and Sinthi Police Station 2:35 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 3 25 3 18.03.2008 Mallick Bazar area under Park Street Police Station 1–45 p.m. to 3-05 p.m. 10 0 0 27.03.2008 Phoolbagan area under Sinthi Police Station 12–50 p.m. to 2-15 p.m. 7 0 0

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Training Programme for Operators & at Siliguri, the details of which are given in Managers of Auto Emission Testing Table 9.4. Centers (AETCs) organized by the WBPCB Table – 9.4: Training programmes organized by the The Board conducted training programmes Board for Operators and Managers of AETCs at Paribesh Bhawan, Bidhannagar for the Location Date No. of participants operators and managers of auto emission 15.06.2007 23 testing centres. The Board also conducted Paribesh Bhawan 22.06.2007 22 training programme on 10.09.2007 at Paribesh Bidhannagar 29.06.2007 21 Bhawan, Siliguri for the operators and managers 06.07.2007 22 of auto emission testing centres situated in six 13.07.2007 25 districts of North Bengal. These programms were held in batches and in collaboration with Darjeeling = 31 Transport Department, Environment Jalpaiguri = 31 Department as well as Auto Emission Testers’ Paribesh Bhawan 10.09.2007 Coochbehar = 15 Association. Total 113 participants attended the Siliguri Uttar Dinajpur = 6 training programme at Bidhannagar and 96 Dakshin Dinajpur = 4 participants attended the training programme Malda = 9

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