Lok Sabha Question No. 870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Pollution Control Measures
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.870

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2017

## Pollution Control Measures

## 870. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a)   the  details  of  special  initiatives  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  pollution  in National Capital Territory of Delhi and especially big cities of the country during the last two years;
- (b)  whether the Government of Delhi has taken long term measures to make Delhi pollution free;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the details of funds allocated/ expenditure incurred in this regard, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) The Government has notified Graded Response Action Plan for different levels of air pollution  in  Delhi  /  National  Capital  Region  (NCR)  as  a  special  initiative  to  check  air pollution in the region. Various measures taken by the Government to check pollution in the big  cities  including  NCR  of  Delhi  include  notification  of  National  Ambient  Air  Quality Standards;  formulation  of  environmental  regulations  /  statutes;  setting  up  of  monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality; introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blending; promotion of cleaner production processes; launching  of  National  Air  Quality  Index;  universalization  of  BS-IV  by  2017;  leapfrogging from  BS-IV  to  BS-VI  fuel  standards  by  1st  April,  2020;  comprehensive  amendments  to various  Waste  Management  Rules  and  notification  of  Construction  and  Demolition  Waste Management Rules; banning of burning of leaves, biomass, municipal solid waste; promotion of public transport and network of metro, e-rickshaws, promotion of car pooling, Pollution Under  Control  Certificate, lane discipline, vehicle maintenance;  regular co-ordination meetings at official and ministerial level with Delhi and other State Governments within the NCR;  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; and ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM  etc.
- (b) &  (c)  The  Government  of  Delhi  has  taken  several  long  term  measures  to  control  air pollution which, inter alia , include expansion of metro rail; prohibition  of  open burning  of any  kind  of solid waste; control of pollution from construction and demolition activities; mechanized/vacuum  cleaning  of  roads;  ban  on  bio-mass  burning;  eastern  and  western peripheral  expressways;  Promotion  of  battery  operated  vehicles;  Increase  Green  Cover  in Delhi; Environmental Compensation Charge (ECC) on entering of non-destined vehicles; ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM etc.
- (d)  Details  of  payment released to various monitoring agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) is annexed.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARA  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 870 DUE FOR REPLY ON 07.02.2017 REGARDING  POLLUTION  CONTROL  MEASURES  BY  SHRI  UDAY  PRATAP SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

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

|   S.No. | Name of Monitoring Agency   | 2013-14 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2014-15 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2015-16 (Amount in Rs.)   | 2016-17 Till October 2016 (Amount in Rs.)   |
|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh SPCB         | 8450000                   | 7666250                   | -                         | -                                           |
|       2 | Assam SPCB                  | 8690000                   | 7842500                   | -                         | -                                           |
|       3 | Chandigarh PCC              | 1986667                   | -                         | -                         | -                                           |
|       4 | Chattisgarh ECB             | -                         | -                         | 1526250                   | -                                           |
|       5 | Gujarat SPCB                | 3809583                   | -                         | -                         | -                                           |
|       6 | Goa SPCB                    | 8882500                   | 7125000                   | 7789333                   | -                                           |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh SEP& PCB   | 5578333                   | -                         | 10128333                  | -                                           |
|       8 | Karnataka SPCB              | -                         | 354167                    | 6749583                   | -                                           |
|       9 | Kerala SPCB                 | -                         | 6474167                   | -                         | -                                           |
|      10 | Maharashtra SPCB            | 7467083                   | -                         | -                         | 16316919                                    |
|      11 | Meghalaya SPCB              | 2297500                   | -                         | 7845833                   | -                                           |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh SPCB         | -                         | -                         | -                         | 7984417                                     |
|      13 | Mizoram SPCB                | 5931667                   | 1765000                   | 5413333                   | -                                           |
|      14 | Nagaland SPCB               | 1360000                   | 906667                    | -                         | 3658667                                     |
|      15 | Orissa SPCB                 | -                         | 5734583                   | -                         | -                                           |
|      16 | Punjab SPCB                 | -                         | 7795417                   | -                         | -                                           |
|      17 | Puducherry                  | -                         | -                         | -                         | 5110333                                     |
|      18 | Rajasthan SPCB              | -                         | -                         | 4218750                   | -                                           |
|      19 | Tamil Nadu SPCB             | 4399166                   | 2358333                   | -                         | -                                           |
|      20 | Uttar Pradesh SPCB          | 9586667                   | -                         | 7263333                   | -                                           |
|      21 | Uttarakhand EP&PCB          | 3694334                   | -                         | 4085833                   | -                                           |
|      22 | NEERI                       | -                         | 7047000                   | 13612000                  | 22288000                                    |
|      23 | IIT Kanpur                  | 450000                    | 3709378                   | -                         | -                                           |

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.