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Lanka to ban Hamara Bajaj autorickshaws

Sri Lanka on Thursday announced plans to ban the import of three-wheel auto-rickshaws fitted with petrol two-stroke engines in a bid to improve air quality in the seaside capital.

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Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced plans to ban the import of three-wheel auto-rickshaws fitted with petrol two-stroke engines in a bid to improve air quality in the seaside capital.

Government spokesman Anura Yapa said the ban, affecting mainly Indian-made auto-rickshaws, would go into effect from the end of this year and no spare parts would be allowed to be imported for two-stroke engines from 2011.

"The quality of air in Colombo has deteriorated below the minimum standards, mainly because of the polluting three-wheel taxis," Yapa told reporters here.

However, he said cleaner four-stroke engines would be permitted. The stroke refers to the number of cycles a cylinder uses to burn fuel.

Yapa said there were about 280,000 two-stroke auto-rickshaws clogging Sri Lankan roads, with about 40,000 added to the fleet every year.

"There are serious health problems caused by two-stroke engines, which spew out unburnt gasoline as well as engine oil," Yapa said.

India's Bajaj Auto is the leading maker of auto-rickshaws for sale in Sri Lanka.

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