Volkswagen Charged Rs 100 Crore By Violating NGT Emission Standards

The National Green Tribunal, today, has released an order that VW Group must deposit an amount of Rs 100 Crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for using a “cheating device” in the diesel vehicles’ emission tests.  It is a kind of software fitted in VW diesel vehicles to affect the tests by changing the performance of the cars. Also, the NGT has already established a bench which is headed by NGT Chairperson, Adarsh Kumar Goel, encompassed officials of the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to validate the exact quantum of environmental damage owing to VW’s allegations.

VW has been caught using "cheating device" in their diesel-powered vehicles

This is a not the only scandal that Volkswagen has been engaged in. In fact, the German carmaker used to be found discrepancies between experimental and on-road emission testing result in its EA189 diesel engine. The VW Group, thereby, had to recall over 3 lakh vehicles. A school teacher Saloni Ailawadi and some others even submitted their pleas to ban on the sales of Volkswagen cars for its alleged violations.

The German carmaker used to fall into the similar case in 2015 with its EA189 diesel engine

On responding to the NGT Green Court’s ruling, the VW spokesperson said: “The Volkswagen Group is compliant with emission norms defined in India. The Group is yet to receive a copy of the order from NGT. The Volkswagen Group in India will review the order and subsequently challenge the same.”  According to the Automotive Research Association of India Report dated on October 30, 2015, Volkswagen passed all the emissions tests and met all emission regulations set by the Indian Government.

Volkswagen has to charge Rs 100 Crore of interim money for its allegations

The committee is directed to submit the final report within a month and all parties related in the ongoing case (both petitioner and the company) are asked to appear before the panel within seven days with their contentions.

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