Tata: Rs 1 lakh car to be least polluting

Tata Motors ultracheap car will be the least polluting vehicle on Indian roads, the company''s chairman said, refuting criticism that the Rs 100,000 car would add to traffic chaos and carbon emission. Auto makers from around the world are keenly watching progress in the Tata project, which analysts say could set new price benchmarks and force other manufacturers to follow suit. But environmental groups criticise Tata''s move saying attractive price tag would bring the car within the reach of millions of ordinary Indians creating more pollution and burdening the country''s crumbling infrastructure. Tata said car would adhere to strict quality norms like any automobile in the developed world. The pollution levels will be close to that of two-wheelers.