Ministry develops draft regulation on vehicular emission
In its effort to
reduce health hazards faced by Nigerians from vehicular emission, the
federal government has developed a draft document on “air quality
management action plan.”
Ahmed Alfa, the
deputy director, pollution control department, Federal Ministry of
Environment, in Abuja, on Thursday, said the document would be
implemented from January 1, 2011.
Mr. Alfa said the draft document had been forwarded to the Minister of Environment for approval.
He said that after
the approval, the draft would become a working document for all
organisations involved in air quality management such as the National
Union for Road Transport Workers (NURTW), among others.
“Our concern is to
make sure that it takes effect from January 1, 2011. Most of the air
pollution in Nigeria is caused by automobiles,” Mr. Alfa said.
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