With a view to check air pollution emanating from aircraft, aviation regulator DGCA has asked all airlines and other operators to submit monthly data on fuel consumption by their fleet from this month.

Directions have been issued to all Indian and foreign carriers using Indian airspace, as well as all the non- scheduled operators in the country, officials said.

Considering the enormous growth in the Indian aviation sector, they said the environmental risks associated with aviation have also increased, not only in terms of local air quality and noise impact, but also with respect to carbon-dioxide emissions.

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