Air quality management
Sunday, 20th July 2014
Sri Lanka ranked at the 69th place in the Environment Performance Index (EPI) Yale University which is a Global Environmental Assessment Index in terms of air quality management in the country. In South Asia, Sri Lanka is the best in air quality management according to above assessment, the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy says in a statement.
According to the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), the properly operating vehicle emission testing program and industrial emission control system are the key air quality management tools which the country was brought this success. The CEA also announced that the promotion of low emission hybrid vehicle in the Sri Lankan vehicle fleet and thereby can further reduce the emissions from transport sector of the country will further to improve the air quality status in the country.
Meanwhile, Vehicles Importers, Association of Lanka and senior officers of CEA had had a meeting and had discussed the possibility of recommending a tax concession for importation of hybrid vehicles and thereby increasing the percentage of hybrid vehicles in Sri Lanka vehicle fleet by 20% in 2020. The CEA sources further revealed the participants to the meeting also discussed on development of fuel economy standards for Sri Lanka to further reduce the percapita emission in future.
From : http://www.nation.lk/edition/news-online/item/31493-sri-lanka-best-in-south-asia.html
