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The quantum of petroleum product utilization in India is increasing due to increase in population, urbanization, development activities and changes in lifestyle, which leads to widespread pollution in the environment. Thus tailpipe emissions from low-level public transport such as auto-rickshaw is a menace and become a serious problem due to their contribution to pollution and bypassing the subsidized kerosene to adulteration market. As fuel prices rise, the public transport driver cuts cost by blending the cheaper hydrocarbon into highly taxed hydrocarbon. The blending may be as much as 80-90%. Fuel adulteration is essentially an unintended consequence of tax policies and the attempt to control fuel prices, in the name of fairness.