The Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City and the Institue of Transport Science and Technology under the Ministry of Transport on March 18 signed a programme to check exhaust emissions from motorbikes commuting in the city.
The increase in the number of motorcycles and cars is the major reason behind the traffic problems facing HCM City. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The Department of Transport of Ho ChiMinh City and the Institue of Transport Science and Technology under theMinistry of Transport on March 18 signed a programme to check exhaust emissionsfrom motorbikes commuting in the city.
The programme will be carried out from April to December with theaim of contributing to the improvement of the air quality in the southern hub. Motorbikesin use for five years or more, regardless of their manufacturers, will besubject to tests.
The research results will be a basis for the People's Committee ofHCM City to ask the municipal People's Council and the Prime Minister to issuea mechanism allowing the city to conduct trial examinations of motorcycleemissions.
The programme also aims to raise public awareness of controllingemissions from motorbikes.
TheVietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers willprovide financial support for the implementation of the programme.
Motorcycles accountfor 90 percent of all means of urban transportation and are one of the majorsources of emissions.
The sharpincrease in the number of motorbikes on public roads has promptedgovernment agencies to put them under environmental control.
According to theDepartment of Transport, as of June 2019, HCM City had 8.94 million privatevehicles, up by 6.98 percent compared with the same period in 2018. Theseincluded 825,343 cars (up nearly 16 percent) and 8.12 million motorcycles (up6.14 percent).
The increase inthe number of motorcycles and cars is the major reason behind the trafficproblems facing HCM City, the department said.
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The increase in the number of motorcycles and cars is the major reason behind the traffic problems facing HCM City. (Photo: VNA) 
