New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Keeping in view the urgent necessity to develop strategies for abatement of air pollution caused by vehicular emissions in Delhi-NCR, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas has constituted an Expert Committee in the Chairmanship of IIT Madras Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala.

According to an official release, vehicular emissions remain a major contributor for air pollution in Delhi-NCR, aggravating PM2.5, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions. This poses serious public-health challenges in the region.

"The Expert Committee brings together leading academicians, health specialists, automotive research institutions and other experts in th...