If the smoke contains more than 50% of co2, the fine will increase to Rs 10,000, whereas at present it is Rs 1000 when the rate exceeds 70%. The owner has no right to use his vehicle as he has not made the repairs and ironed review facility.
According to an officer of the Ministry of the Environment, these regulations are ready and the State Law Office has completed the necessary steps. "We want to be at the forefront of the country where the air is the purest" said another ministry source Environment. In the 2011 ranking of the World Health Organization, Mauritius is in second place.
27 vehicles banned
From January to date, 60 owners of smoke vehicles were taken contrary. They fined and 27 of these vehicles were also banned from circulation. The police of the Environment has also served a notice of provisional ban to 140 vehicles. They were unfit to travel because the state of their engine caused an excessive emission of co2. However, their owners have not copped a fine.
The latest report from Statistics Office on pollution, dated July 2013, shows that the transport sector contributes to 25% of CO2 emission rates. This is the second highest rate after the energy industry contributes 61%.
