Lok Sabha Question No. 196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 196

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2018

## Air Pollution

## 196. SANJAY DHOTRE: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: RAHUL SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the annual average parameters of air pollution in urban and industrial areas have reached/crossed the alarming level in major cities of the country including Delhi;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof, city-wise;
- (c)   the measures taken/being taken by the Government to curb air pollution in the said cities along with the funds provided for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d)   whether the Government has launched/proposed to launch any new scheme or employed modern techniques to make the country pollution free, if so, the details and achievements thereof; and
- (e)   the other steps taken by the Government to bring the air pollution under the permissible limits across the country along with achievements thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring ambient air quality in 691 locations  covering  303  cities/towns  in  29  States  and  6  Union  Territories  across  the country under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). As per the data, the number of cities in the residential/industrial/rural area where monitored values are exceeding  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards  (NAAQS)  during  2016  is  21  for NO2, 195 for PM10 and 31 for PM2.5. The ambient air quality data for 2016 is given in Annexure - I.
- (c) , (d) & (e )The Government has taken several steps to address air pollution which inter alia, include  notification  of  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards;  setting  up  of monitoring  network  for  assessment  of  ambient  air  quality;  introduction  of  cleaner  / alternate  fuels  like  gaseous  fuel  (CNG,  LPG  etc.),  ethanol  blending,  launching  of National Air Quality index; universalization of BS-IV by 2017; leapfrogging from BSIV  to  BS-VI  fuel  standards  by  1st  April,  2020;  notification  of  Construction  and Demolition  Waste  Management  Rules;  banning  of  burning  of  biomass;  promotion  of public transport network; streamlining the issuance of Pollution  Under  Control

Certificate; issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of  Pollution)  Act,  1981  and  under  Section  5  of  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986; installation  of  on-line  continuous  (24x7)  monitoring  devices  by  major  industries; collection of Environmental Protection Charge on more than 2000 CC diesel vehicles; etc.  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  to  various  Monitoring  Agencies  during  last three  years  and  current  year  for  ambient  air  quality  monitoring  as  operational  and maintenance cost under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) is given

## at Annexure-II.

In addition, the government has formulated National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a  long  term  time  bound  national  level  strategy  to  tackle  the  increasing  air  pollution problem  across  the  country  in  comprehensive  manner.  The  overall  objective  is  to augment and evolve effective ambient air quality monitoring network across the country besides ensuring comprehensive management plan for prevention, control and abatement  of  air  pollution.  The  NCAP  focuses  on  collaborative  and  participatory approach comprising all sources of pollution and coordination between relevant Central Ministries, State Governments, local bodies and other stakeholders.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 196 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2018 REGARDING "AIR POLLUTION" RAISED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB AND RAHUL SHEWALE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

## Annexure -I

## Ambient air quality in cities of the country during 2016

| State          | City           | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                |                | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur      | 5                                       | 13                                      | 85                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chitoor        | 6                                       | 27                                      | 62                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Eluru          | 5                                       | 30                                      | 70                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur         | 5                                       | 29                                      | 88                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa         | 7                                       | 15                                      | 68                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada       | 8                                       | 18                                      | 64                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool        | 5                                       | 11                                      | 69                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nellore        | 5                                       | 28                                      | 66                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Prakasam       | 5                                       | 29                                      | 65                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry    | 8                                       | 18                                      | 64                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam     | 9                                       | 20                                      | 71                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati       | 6                                       | 12                                      | 59                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijaywada      | 6                                       | 44                                      | 102                                     | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhapatnam | 8                                       | 18                                      | 77                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram   | 9                                       | 21                                      | 85                                      | -                                       |
| Assam          | Bongaigaon     | 6                                       | 13                                      | 55                                      | -                                       |
|                | Daranga        | 7                                       | 14                                      | 71                                      | -                                       |
|                | Dibrugarh      | 8                                       | 17                                      | 81                                      | -                                       |
|                | Golaghat       | 7                                       | 14                                      | 83                                      | -                                       |
|                | Guwahati       | 8                                       | 17                                      | 105                                     | -                                       |
|                | Lakhimpur      | 8                                       | 16                                      | 84                                      | -                                       |
|                | Margherita     | 8                                       | 17                                      | 76                                      | -                                       |
|                | Nagaon         | 7                                       | 15                                      | 111                                     | -                                       |

| State                | City                | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                      |                     | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|                      | Nalbari             | 7                                       | 17                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
|                      | Sibsagar            | 8                                       | 13                                      | 75                                      | -                                       |
|                      | Silchar             | 6                                       | 13                                      | 58                                      | -                                       |
|                      | Tezpur              | 8                                       | 17                                      | 68                                      | -                                       |
|                      | Tinsukia            | 8                                       | 16                                      | 80                                      | -                                       |
| Bihar                | Patna               | 4                                       | 32                                      | 212                                     | -                                       |
| Chandigarh           | Chandigarh          | 2                                       | 21                                      | 105                                     | 123                                     |
| Chattisgarh          | Bhillai             | 9                                       | 23                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
|                      | Bilaspur            | 5                                       | 21                                      | 97                                      | -                                       |
|                      | Korba               | 12                                      | 19                                      | 58                                      | -                                       |
|                      | Raipur              | 12                                      | 31                                      | 148                                     | -                                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Silvassa            | 21                                      | 32                                      | 37                                      | 73                                      |
| Daman & Diu          | Daman               | 19                                      | 29                                      | 34                                      | 68                                      |
| Delhi                | Delhi               | 7                                       | 66                                      | 278                                     | 118                                     |
| Goa                  | Amona (Bicholim)    | 5                                       | 11                                      | 72                                      | 25                                      |
|                      | Assanora (Bardez)   | 5                                       | 11                                      | 62                                      | 21                                      |
|                      | Bicholim (Bicholim) | 5                                       | 12                                      | 70                                      | 25                                      |
|                      | Codli (Sanguem)     | 5                                       | 11                                      | 64                                      | 24                                      |
|                      | Cuncolim (Salcete)  | 10                                      | 15                                      | 67                                      | 35                                      |
|                      | Curchorem (Quepem)  | 6                                       | 11                                      | 49                                      | 21                                      |
|                      | Honda (Satari)      | 5                                       | 10                                      | 65                                      | 22                                      |
|                      | Kundaim (Ponda)     | 5                                       | 10                                      | 62                                      | 21                                      |
|                      | Mapusa (Bardez)     | 3                                       | 11                                      | 117                                     | 33                                      |
|                      | Margao (Salcete)    | 5                                       | 11                                      | 69                                      | 24                                      |
|                      | Mormugao (Mormugao) | 5                                       | 8                                       | 115                                     | 44                                      |
|                      | Panaji (Tiswadi)    | 4                                       | 11                                      | 68                                      | 70                                      |
|                      | Ponda (Ponda)       | 5                                       | 11                                      | 68                                      | 22                                      |
|                      | Sanguem (Sanguem)   | 6                                       | 11                                      | 44                                      | 20                                      |
|                      | Tilamol (Quepem)    | 6                                       | 11                                      | 46                                      | 21                                      |
|                      | Tuem (Pernem)       | 4                                       | 9                                       | 61                                      | 19                                      |
|                      | Usgao (Ponda)       | 5                                       | 11                                      | 64                                      | 21                                      |
|                      | Vasco (Mormugao)    | 5                                       | 11                                      | 90                                      | 67                                      |
| Gujarat              | Ahmedabad           | 14                                      | 28                                      | 108                                     | 34                                      |
|                      | Anklesvar           | 12                                      | 21                                      | 104                                     | 32                                      |
|                      | Jamnagar            | 13                                      | 24                                      | 92                                      | 29                                      |
|                      | Rajkot              | 13                                      | 21                                      | 92                                      | 32                                      |
|                      | Surat               | 13                                      | 22                                      | 92                                      | 31                                      |
|                      | Vadodara            | 14                                      | 24                                      | 93                                      | 30                                      |
|                      | Vapi                | 13                                      | 24                                      | 104                                     | 33                                      |
| Himachal             | Baddi               | 2                                       | 21                                      | 90                                      | -                                       |
| Pradesh              | Damtal              | 2                                       | 11                                      | 84                                      | -                                       |

| State                      | City                | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                            |                     | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|                            | Dharamshala         | 2                                       | 8                                       | 41                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Kala Amb            | 3                                       | 14                                      | 128                                     | -                                       |
|                            | Manali              | 2                                       | 8                                       | 52                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Nalagarh            | 2                                       | 22                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
|                            | Paonta Sahib        | 2                                       | 12                                      | 101                                     | -                                       |
|                            | Parwanoo            | 2                                       | 10                                      | 69                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Shimla              | 4                                       | 17                                      | 54                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Sunder Nagar        | 2                                       | 11                                      | 92                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Una                 | 2                                       | 5                                       | 69                                      | -                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir            | Jammu               | 4                                       | 17                                      | 131                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand                  | Dhanbad             | 15                                      | 37                                      | 226                                     | -                                       |
|                            | Jamshedpur          | 36                                      | 45                                      | 136                                     | -                                       |
|                            | Jharia              | 16                                      | 38                                      | 280                                     | -                                       |
|                            | Ranchi              | 20                                      | 37                                      | 196                                     | -                                       |
|                            | SaraikelaKharsa wan | 37                                      | 47                                      | 143                                     | -                                       |
|                            | Sindri              | 13                                      | 34                                      | 143                                     | -                                       |
|                            | West Singhbhum      | 16                                      | 22                                      | 93                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka                  | Bagalkote           | 2                                       | 11                                      | 59                                      | 24                                      |
|                            | Bangalore           | 3                                       | 31                                      | 103                                     | 51                                      |
|                            | Belgaum             | 2                                       | 16                                      | 112                                     | 38                                      |
|                            | Bijapur             | 2                                       | 12                                      | 93                                      | 40                                      |
|                            | Chitradurga         | 3                                       | 20                                      | 41                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Devanagere          | 4                                       | 8                                       | 94                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Gulburga            | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | 59                                      |
|                            | Hassan              | 6                                       | 19                                      | 26                                      |                                         |
|                            | Hubli-Dharwad       | 5                                       | 20                                      | 84                                      | 35                                      |
|                            | Karwar              | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
|                            | Kolar               | 2                                       | 26                                      | 62                                      | 33                                      |
|                            | Mandya              | 3                                       | 20                                      | 20                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Mangalore           | 7                                       | 9                                       | 40                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Mysore              | 3                                       | 20                                      | 47                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Raichur             | 5                                       | 14                                      | 83                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Shimaga             | 3                                       | 6                                       | 42                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Timukuru            | 2                                       | 35                                      | 136                                     | -                                       |
| Kerala                     | Alappuzha           | 2 2                                     | 5 20                                    | 42 48                                   | - -                                     |
|                            | Kochi Kollam        | 4                                       | 8                                       | 46                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Kottayam            | 4                                       | 17                                      | 54                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Kozhikode           | 2                                       | 18                                      | 51                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Malapuram           | 2                                       | 17                                      | 37                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Palakkad            | 2                                       | 9                                       | 41                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Pathanamthitta      | 2                                       | 15                                      | 26                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Thiruvananthap uram | 10                                      | 25                                      | 53                                      | -                                       |
|                            | Thissur             | 2                                       | 5                                       | 54                                      | -                                       |
|                            |                     | 2                                       |                                         |                                         |                                         |
|                            | Wayanad             |                                         | 5                                       | 39                                      | -                                       |
| Lakshwadeep Madhya Pradesh | Kavaratti Amlai     | - 17                                    | - 22                                    | 30 73                                   | - 27                                    |
|                            | Bhopal              | 3                                       | 15                                      | 89                                      | 27                                      |
|                            | Chhindwara          | 9                                       | 31                                      | 80                                      | 52                                      |
|                            | Dewas               | 16                                      | 22                                      | 89                                      |                                         |
|                            | Gwalior             | 10                                      | 14                                      | 96                                      | 52                                      |

| State       | City                 | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|-------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|             |                      | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|             | Indore               | 11                                      | 20                                      | 95                                      | 53                                      |
|             | Jabalpur             | 10                                      | 23                                      | 71                                      | 32                                      |
|             | Katni                | -                                       | -                                       | 68                                      | 44                                      |
|             | Nagda                | 19                                      | 22                                      | 64                                      | 32                                      |
|             | Prithampur           | 9                                       | 19                                      | 93                                      | 42                                      |
|             | Sagar                | 2                                       | 12                                      | 79                                      | 30                                      |
|             | Satna                | 3                                       | 6                                       | 71                                      | 31                                      |
|             | Singrauli            | 18                                      | 24                                      | 82                                      | 42                                      |
|             | Ujjain               | 13                                      | 16                                      | 90                                      | 43                                      |
| Maharashtra | Akola                | 8                                       | 9                                       | 126                                     | -                                       |
|             | Amravati             | 12                                      | 13                                      | 100                                     | -                                       |
|             | Aurangabad           | 14                                      | 39                                      | 92                                      | -                                       |
|             | Badlapur             | 25                                      | 72                                      | 125                                     | -                                       |
|             | Bhiwandi             | 33                                      | 45                                      | 67                                      | -                                       |
|             | Chandrapur           | 5                                       | 26                                      | 111                                     | -                                       |
|             | Dombivali/Ambe rnath | 26                                      | 76                                      | 128                                     | -                                       |
|             | Jalgaon              | 13                                      | 35                                      | 103                                     | -                                       |
|             | Jalna                | 12                                      | 31                                      | 109                                     | -                                       |
|             | Kolhapur             | 21                                      | 39                                      | 96                                      | -                                       |
|             | Latur                | 5                                       | 18 30                                   | 81 119                                  | - -                                     |
|             | Mumbai               | 6                                       |                                         |                                         |                                         |
|             | Nagpur               | 16                                      | 26                                      | 118                                     | -                                       |
|             | Nanded               | 49                                      | 48                                      | 161                                     | -                                       |
|             | Nashik               | 13                                      | 27                                      | 85                                      | -                                       |
|             | Navi Mumbai          | 19                                      | 46                                      | 118                                     | -                                       |
|             | Pimpri- Chinchwad    | 32                                      | 71                                      | 105                                     | -                                       |
|             | Pune                 | 28                                      | 78 -                                    | 107 -                                   | -                                       |
|             | Roha                 | -                                       |                                         |                                         | -                                       |
|             | Sangli               | 10                                      | 39                                      | 83                                      | -                                       |
|             | Solapur              | 13                                      | 35                                      | 74                                      | -                                       |
|             | Tarapur              | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
|             | Thane                | 18                                      | 60                                      | 122                                     | -                                       |
|             | Ulhasnagar           | 26                                      | 71                                      | 118                                     | -                                       |
| Manipur     | Imphal               | -                                       | -                                       | 29                                      | -                                       |
| Meghalaya   | Byrnihat             | 42                                      | 17                                      | 175                                     | -                                       |
|             | Dawki                | 2                                       | 11                                      | 35                                      | -                                       |
|             | Khliehriat           | 2                                       | 10                                      | 47                                      | -                                       |
|             | Nongstoin            | 2                                       | 11                                      | 33                                      | -                                       |
|             | Shillong             | 2                                       | 14                                      | 55                                      | -                                       |
|             | Tura                 | 2                                       | 9                                       | 31                                      | -                                       |
|             | Umiam                | 2                                       | 14                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
| Mizoram     | Aizawl               | 2                                       | 7                                       | 60                                      | -                                       |
|             | Champhai             | 2                                       | 4                                       | 29                                      | -                                       |
|             | Kolasib              | 2                                       | 5                                       | 30                                      | -                                       |
|             | Lunglei              | 2                                       | 4                                       | 33                                      | -                                       |
| Nagaland    | Dimapur              | 2                                       | 11                                      | 121                                     | -                                       |
|             | Kohima               | 2                                       | 5                                       | 90                                      | -                                       |
| Odisha      | Angul                | 8                                       | 23                                      | 97                                      | -                                       |
|             | Balasore             | 4                                       | 12                                      | 85                                      | 47                                      |
|             | Berhampur            | 2                                       | 19                                      | 58                                      | 36                                      |
|             | Bhubneshwar Cuttack  | 2 3                                     | 20 30                                   | 105 81                                  | 36 42                                   |

| State      | City                | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|            |                     | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|            | Jharsuguda          | 13                                      | 20                                      | 87                                      | 48                                      |
|            | Kalinga Nagar       | 2                                       | 9                                       | 113                                     | 46                                      |
|            | Konark              | 2                                       | 13                                      | 95                                      | 41                                      |
|            | Paradeep            | 22                                      | 13                                      | 111                                     | 41                                      |
|            | Puri                | 2                                       | 14                                      | 94                                      | 30                                      |
|            | Rayagada            | 4                                       | 21                                      | 59                                      | 33                                      |
|            | Rourkela            | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
|            | Sambalpur           | 4                                       | 17                                      | 79                                      | 51                                      |
|            | Talcher             | 10                                      | 24                                      | 105                                     | 51                                      |
| Puducherry | Karaikal            | 12                                      | 10                                      | 38                                      | -                                       |
|            | Puducherry          | 6                                       | 14                                      | 40                                      | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Amritsar            | 12                                      | 29                                      | 194                                     | -                                       |
|            | Batala              | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
|            | Bhatinda            | 5                                       | 14                                      | 121                                     | -                                       |
|            | DeraBassi           | 5                                       | 12                                      | 98                                      | -                                       |
|            | Faridkot            | 5                                       | 12                                      | 104                                     | -                                       |
|            | Gobindgarh          | 7                                       | 34                                      | 124                                     | -                                       |
|            | Hoshiarpur          | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
|            | Jalandhar           | 13                                      | 23                                      | 186                                     | -                                       |
|            | Khanna              | 9                                       | 19                                      | 114                                     | -                                       |
|            | Ludhiana            | 11                                      | 25                                      | 139                                     | -                                       |
|            | NayaNangal          | 5                                       | 12                                      | 91                                      | -                                       |
|            | Pathankot/Dera Baba | 8                                       | 14                                      | 89                                      | -                                       |
|            | Patiala             | 5                                       | 13                                      | 106                                     | -                                       |
|            | Sangrur             | 5                                       | 13                                      | 90                                      | -                                       |
| Rajasthan  | Alwar               | 8                                       | 32                                      | 144                                     | -                                       |
|            | Bharatpur           | 9                                       | 30                                      | 159                                     | -                                       |
|            | Bhiwadi             | 8                                       | 28                                      | 264                                     | -                                       |
|            | Jaipur              | 8                                       | 33                                      | 199                                     | -                                       |
|            | Jodhpur             | 6                                       | 23                                      | 168                                     | -                                       |
|            | Kota                | 7                                       | 30                                      | 109                                     | -                                       |
|            | Udaipur             | 6                                       | 32                                      | 138                                     | -                                       |
| Sikkim     | Chungthang          | 9                                       | 8                                       | 26                                      | -                                       |
|            | Gangtok             | 12                                      | 28                                      | 28                                      | -                                       |
|            | Mangan              | 8                                       | 6                                       | 20                                      | -                                       |
|            | Namchi              | 12                                      | 5                                       | 23                                      | -                                       |
|            | Pelling             | 13                                      | 9                                       | 20                                      | -                                       |
|            | Rangpo              | 17                                      | 9                                       | 54                                      | -                                       |
|            | Ravangla            | 10                                      | 8                                       | 22                                      | -                                       |
|            | Singtam             | 14                                      | 9                                       | 44                                      | -                                       |
| Tamilnadu  | Chennai             | 10                                      | 18                                      | 65                                      | 25                                      |
|            | Coimbatore          | 6                                       | 24                                      | 59                                      | 35                                      |
|            | Cuddalore           | 12                                      | 17                                      | 48                                      | 35                                      |
|            | Madurai             | 15                                      | 24                                      | 76                                      | 38                                      |
|            | Mettur              | 7                                       | 21                                      | 53                                      | 33                                      |
|            | Salem               | 7                                       | 25                                      | 51                                      | 20                                      |
|            | Trichy              | 12                                      | 20                                      | 95                                      | 27                                      |
|            | Tuticorin           | 14                                      | 22                                      | 175                                     | -                                       |
| Telangana  | Adilabad            | 5                                       | 19                                      | 63                                      | 32                                      |
|            | Hydrabad            | 5                                       | 27                                      | 101                                     | 58                                      |
|            | Karimnagar          | 7                                       | 24                                      | 60                                      | -                                       |
|            | Khammam             | 7                                       | 21                                      | 55                                      | -                                       |
|            | Kothur              | 9                                       | 32                                      | 78                                      | -                                       |

| State          | City                      | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|----------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                |                           | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|                | Nalgonda                  | 6                                       | 26                                      | 61                                      | 35                                      |
|                | Nizamabad                 | 5                                       | 19                                      | 63                                      | 31                                      |
|                | Patencheru                | 6                                       | 25                                      | 78                                      | 38                                      |
|                | Ramagundam                | 8                                       | 8                                       | 69                                      | -                                       |
|                | Sangareddy                | 5                                       | 24                                      | 70                                      | 31                                      |
|                | Warangal                  | 7                                       | 23                                      | 70                                      |                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Agra                      | 5                                       | 22                                      | 198                                     | -                                       |
|                | Allahabad                 | 4                                       | 37                                      | 196                                     | -                                       |
|                | Anpara                    | 19                                      | 29                                      | 132                                     | -                                       |
|                | Bareily                   | 12                                      | 22                                      | 253                                     | -                                       |
|                | Firozabad                 | 9                                       | 33                                      | 223                                     | -                                       |
|                | Gajraula                  | 20                                      | 33                                      | 193                                     | -                                       |
|                | Ghaziabad                 | 15                                      | 28                                      | 235                                     | -                                       |
|                | Gorakpur                  | 18                                      | 35                                      | 154                                     | -                                       |
|                | Jhansi                    | 7                                       | 21                                      | 116                                     | -                                       |
|                | Kanpur                    | 7                                       | 39                                      | 217                                     | -                                       |
|                | Khurja                    | 22                                      | 21                                      | 216                                     | -                                       |
|                | Lucknow                   | 8                                       | 27                                      | 214                                     | -                                       |
|                | Mathura                   | 11                                      | 29                                      | 171                                     | -                                       |
|                | Meerut                    | 7                                       | 55                                      | 157                                     | -                                       |
|                | Moradabad                 | 18                                      | 31                                      | 196                                     | -                                       |
|                | Noida                     | 8                                       | 33                                      | 176                                     | -                                       |
|                | Raebareli                 | 11                                      | 17                                      | 141                                     | -                                       |
|                | Saharanpur                | 15                                      | 25                                      | 218                                     | -                                       |
|                | Unnao                     | 10                                      | 28                                      | 119                                     | -                                       |
|                | Varanasi                  | 11                                      | 32                                      | 256                                     | -                                       |
| Uttarakhand    | Dehradun                  | 26                                      | 29                                      | 241                                     | -                                       |
|                | Haldwani                  | -                                       | -                                       | 128                                     | -                                       |
|                | Haridwar                  | 25                                      | 28                                      | 129                                     | -                                       |
|                | Kashipur                  | -                                       | -                                       | 126                                     | -                                       |
|                | Rishikesh                 | 23                                      | 27                                      | 119                                     | -                                       |
|                | Rudrapur                  | -                                       | -                                       | 142                                     | -                                       |
| West Bengal    | Asansol                   | 13                                      | 42                                      | 211                                     | 88                                      |
|                | Barrackpore               | 8                                       | 55                                      | 106                                     | 59                                      |
|                | Durgapur                  | 13                                      | 41                                      | 196                                     | 74                                      |
|                | Haldia                    | 18                                      | 42                                      | 103                                     | 42                                      |
|                | Howrah                    | 10                                      | 59                                      | 119                                     | 67                                      |
|                | Kolkata                   | 4                                       | 49                                      | 113                                     | 70                                      |
|                | Raniganj                  | 13                                      | 42                                      | 217                                     | -                                       |
|                | Sankrail                  | 7                                       | 40                                      | 88                                      | -                                       |
| 29 states 7UTs | South Suburban 273 cities | 4                                       | 38                                      | 113                                     | -                                       |

NB. Alwar in Rajasthan (Aravali Hills), Agra, Firozabad, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh (Taj-Trapezium), Dehradun in Uttarakhand (Doon valley) are cities in Ecologically sensitive area. The rest fall under residential  / industrial / rural / other areas

NAAQS  (annual):  SO2=50 µg/m3,  NO2=40 µg/m3r,  PM10=60 µg/m3, PM2.5=40 µg/m3 (residential    /  industrial  /  rural  /  other  areas)  and  SO2=20  µg/m3,    NO2=30  µg/m3,  PM10=60 µg/m3,  PM2.5=40 µg/m3 (Ecologically sensitive area)

NAAQS  (24-hourly):  SO2=80  µg/m3,  NO2=80  µg/m3r,  PM10=60  µg/m3,  PM2.5=60  µg/m3 (residential  / industrial / rural / other areas and Ecologically sensitive area)

## Annexure-II Details of Payment Released to Various Monitoring Agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)

| S.No.   | Name of Monitoring Agency   | 2014-15 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2015-16 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2016-17 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2017-18 (Amount in Rs.) till Jan 2018   |
|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh SPCB         | 7666250                   | -                         | -                         | -                                       |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh SPCB      | -                         | -                         | -                         | 3005334                                 |
| 3.      | Assam SPCB                  | 7842500                   | -                         | -                         | 11208000                                |
| 4.      | Chandigarh PCC              | -                         | -                         | 4113833                   | -                                       |
| 5.      | Chattisgarh ECB             | -                         | 1526250                   | -                         | -                                       |
| 6.      | Gujarat SPCB                | -                         | -                         | -                         | -                                       |
| 7.      | Goa SPCB                    | 7125000                   | 7789333                   | -                         | -                                       |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh SEP& PCB   | -                         | 10128333                  | -                         | -                                       |
| 9.      | Karnataka SPCB              | 354167                    | 6749583                   | -                         | -                                       |
| 10.     | Kerala SPCB                 | 6474167                   | -                         | -                         | -                                       |
| 11.     | Maharashtra SPCB            | -                         | -                         | 16316919                  | -                                       |
| 12.     | Meghalaya SPCB              | -                         | 7845833                   | -                         | 9173333                                 |
| 13.     | Madhya Pradesh SPCB         | -                         | -                         | 7984417                   | -                                       |
| 14.     | Mizoram SPCB                | 1765000                   | 5413333                   | 4253333                   | 2706667                                 |
| 15.     | Nagaland SPCB               | 906667                    | -                         | 3658667                   | 1717333                                 |
| 16.     | Orissa SPCB                 | 5734583                   | -                         | 5872500                   | 6486667                                 |
| 17.     | Punjab SPCB                 | 7795417                   | -                         | -                         | 12306416                                |
| 18.     | Puducherry                  | -                         | -                         | 5110333                   | -                                       |
| 19.     | Rajasthan SPCB              | -                         | 4218750                   | -                         | -                                       |
| 20.     | Tamil Nadu SPCB             | 2358333                   | -                         | -                         | 9240000                                 |
| 21.     | Telangana SPCB              |                           |                           |                           | 9951667                                 |
| 22.     | Uttar Pradesh SPCB          | -                         | 7263333                   | -                         | 15134667                                |
| 23.     | Uttarakhand EP&PCB          | -                         | 4085833                   | -                         | -                                       |
| 24.     | NEERI                       | 7047000                   | 13612000                  | 22288000                  | 21600000                                |
| 25.     | IIT Kanpur                  | 3709378                   | -                         | -                         | 5495802                                 |
|         | Total =                     | 58778462                  | 68632581                  | 69598002                  | 108025886                               |

Note:- SPCB - State Pollution Control Board, SEP&PCB - State Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board, EP& PCB - Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board, PCC - Pollution Control Committee. NEERI is at present monitoring in 6 cities in 5 different states/Union territories namely Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh