Delhi is still the most polluted city 3 from Bihar placed in top 10
- January 11, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Delhi is still the most polluted city 3 from Bihar placed in top 10
Subject : Environment
Context:
Delhi continued to be the top polluted city in the country in 2022.
More in the news:
- Delhi has an annual average of PM 2.5 concentration 99.7 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) of air, much above the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) standard of 40 ug/m3 of air, an analysis of CPCB air quality data by the NCAP (National Clean Air Programme) tracker has shown.
- The analysis has however revealed that PM 2.5 levels in the city have shown a 7% improvement from 108 ug/m3 in 2019.
- Some of the top polluted non-attainment cities in 2019 have marginally improved their PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels but continue to breach CPCB’s standards.
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP):
- It was launched by the MoEFCC in January 2019 as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy that features:
- Making determined efforts to deal with the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner.
- Achieving 20% to 30% reduction target in Particulate Matter concentrationsby 2024 where 2017 is kept as the base year for the comparison of concentration.
- Identification of 122 non-attainment cities (presently 131 non-attainment cities) across the country based on the 2014-2018 Air Quality data.
- Non- Attainment Cities are the cities which do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
- Preparation of the city-specificc action plans including measures to strengthen the monitoring network, reduce vehicular/industrial emissions, increase public awareness etc.
- Implementation of the city specific action plans to be regularly monitored by Committees at Central and State level namely Steering Committee, Monitoring Committee and Implementation Committee.
- Facilitating collaborative, multi-scale and cross-sectoral coordination between the relevant central ministries, state governments and local bodies.
- Establishing the right mix with the existing policies and programmes which include the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and other government initiatives related to climate change.
- Constant change, activity and progress to get evolved based on the additional scientific and technical information as they emerge.
- Increasing the number of monitoring stations in the country including rural monitoring stations, technology support.
- Emphasis on awareness and capacity-building initiatives.
- Setting up of certification agencies for monitoring equipment, source apportionment studies, emphasis on enforcement, specific sectoral interventions etc.
- The NCAP tracker is a joint project of the Carbon Copy portal and Maharashtra-based Respirer Living Sciences.
- Objective:
- To augment and evolve effective and proficient ambient air quality monitoring networks across the country.
- To have efficient data dissemination and public outreach mechanisms for timely measures for prevention and mitigation of air pollution.
- To have a feasible management plan for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution.