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Training Programmes on Bus transport: Operations and maintenance strategies and Reinventing on-road vehicle emissions inspection and compliance regime

Dates: October 19-22, 2021 and October 20-23, 2021
Time: 10 am to 5.30 pm

CSE is organising training programmes on Bus transport: Operations and maintenance strategies and Reinventing on-road vehicle emissions inspection and compliance regime on October 19-22, 2021 and October 20-23, 2021 respectively at Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), CSE’s residential training campus located at Nimli (near Alwar), Tijara (Alwar District), Rajasthan (about 100 km from Delhi). Please see details: 

  1. Training Programme on Bus transport: Operations and maintenance strategies (October 19-22, 2021) at AAETI, Nimli (near Alwar), Tijara, Rajasthan 

Buses are an important public transport mode and prime movers of people in our cities. They meet 40- 60 per cent of the travel demand in cities with organised bus services. However, there is still an enormous deficit in buses and bus services in most cities of India. Buses will play a crucial role in mobility transition in our cities. Even during pandemic they served in providing mobility for essential service providers and for supplying essential goods. There has been a gradual increase in ridership since resumption of bus services in cities. As buses are an essential service, bus sector reforms are needed to make it an efficient and integrated transport system. This training programme will cover lecture presentations, audio visuals, exercises etc on a range of issues including:

  • Bus transport and its importance in achieving clean air and decarbonisation target
  • State of bus operations and challenges in India
  • Bus technology roadmap
  • Bus operation management techniques including route rationalisation, scheduling etc
  • Depot management practices to improve bus service efficiency
  • Fiscal strategies for bus sector systems affordability and sustainability
  • Electric bus experience with focus on operations, challenges and learning from cities 

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  1. Training Programe on Reinventing on-road vehicle emissions inspection and compliance regime (October 20-23, 2021) at AAETI, Nimli (near Alwar), Tijara, Rajasthan 

Cities are in grip of explosive motorisation. Vehicles are among the top contributors to ambient air pollution in cities and are responsible for very high toxic exposures. India is at the crossroads today. While the older and ageing vehicles are contributing disproportionately higher to the vehicular pollution load and need a strategy, the much cleaner new vehicles meeting Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) emissions standards also need special attention to ensure that their real world emissions are not compromised. As you all know India has leapfrogged directly from BS IV to BS VI emissions standards by skipping the Bharat Stage VI (BS V) stage. BS-VI vehicles with more advanced emissions control systems are at least 80-90 per cent cleaner than the BS IV vehicle fleet. Cities will have to address twin challenges; firstly, improve the inspection of on-road fleet so that they do not negate the benefits of BS-VI advancement. Secondly, upgrade the on-road emissions surveillance systems to sustain the emissions gains from the new fleet and ensure these vehicles remain low emitting during their productive life on road and their real-world emissions do not deteriorate. India, after implementing BS-VI equivalent emissions standards for new vehicles in 2020 is considering advancing its strategies to monitor and control emissions from vehicles in the real world. Several exciting changes are underway in cities and it is important to understand and build capacity and also understand how the advanced on-road monitoring strategies are being implemented and practiced globally. This training programme is therefore an opportunity to sensitise and build capacity of officials from the concerned implementing departments and agencies to understand the challenges and learning curve to inform policy making and action. This training programme will cover lecture presentations, audio visuals, exercises etc on a range of issues including:

  • Overview: Air quality and public health challenge in cities and why vehicles are a special challenge
  • Addressing new vehicle emissions: Vehicle technology and fuel quality roadmap to reduce emissions
  • On-road vehicle emission control strategies: Current inspection and maintenance and certification of vehicles and on-road emissions monitoring systems and strategies, challenges and reforms needed to improve compliance and testing effectiveness
  • New generation advanced strategies: On-road emissions management including remote sensing for vehicle emissions monitoring, OBD and other technologies to control real world emissions
  • Enabling motor vehicle regulations for vehicle inspection and certification for enforcement and compliance 

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NOTE:

  • The venue of these training programmes is CSE's residential training campus, AAETI located at Nimli (near Alwar), Tijara, Rajasthan
  • Registration is free. CSE will not charge any course fee for the training programme. You are required to fill in details and submit the registration form
  • CSE will also bear the stay costs (including meals) at AAETI and local travel from Delhi to AAETI and back to Delhi of shortlisted participants
  • However the travel cost (from city of posting/residence of participants to Delhi and back) will be borne by the respective departments or participants  
  • Certificates will be awarded to the participants
  • All COVID related protocols will be followed 

For more information, please contact 

Priyanka Chandola
Mobile: +91 – 9810414938
Email: priyanka@cseindia.org

Shourabh Gupta
Mobile: +91-8826806794
Email: shourabh.gupta@cseindia.org

 

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