Lok Sabha Question No. 1111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Pollution in Cities
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 1111

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## Pollution in Cities

## 1111. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

- (a) whether pollution has reached critical levels in several cities of the country including Delhi and Boisar city of Maharashtra notwithstanding several programmes being run by the Government to save environment and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is working at national or international level to formulate any scheme to make these cities pollution free permanently and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the most polluted city of the country, where the air quality is at critical level and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any coordination has been set up with the State Governments in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any talks have been held with the State Government of Maharashtra to make the Boisar city of Maharashtra pollution free and save human life there and if so, the details thereof along with the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) to  (e)Central  Pollution  Control  Board  identified  122  non-attainment  cities  based  on ambient air quality data for the period 2014 - 2018.The ambient air quality data of the 122 Non-attainment cities is given at Annexure-I. Non-attainment cities include Delhi and 18 cities of Maharashtra (Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, Chandrapur, Jalgaon,  Jalna,  Kolhapur,  Latur,  Nagpur,  Sangli,  Mumbai,  Nashik,  Navi  Mumbai, Pune,  Solapur,  Thane  and  Ulhasnagar).  Ambient  Air  Quality  for  Boisar  is  not available with CPCB since it is not covered under NAMP network.

Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  has launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) on 10 January, 2019 as a national level strategy  for  pan  India  implementation to reduce air pollution levels across the country.  Taking  into  account  the  available  international  experiences  and  national studies, the tentative national level target of 20%-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration  by  2024  is  proposed  under  the  NCAP.The  states/UTs  with  nonattainment cities were directed to formulateand implement city specific action plan for reducing the air pollution. Further, under NCAP Sates have been directed to constitute several  committees  at  State  level  namely  Steering  Committee  headed  by  Chief Secretary of the State; Monitoring Committee headed by Pr. Secretary (Environment) of  the  State  Government;  and  Implementation  Committee  headed  by  either  District Magistrate  or  Commissioner  of  the  Municipal  Corporation  for  implementation  and monitoring  of  the  city  specific  action  plans  to  reduce  air  pollution.    Ministry  of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  vide  Notifications  No.  S.O.  157(E)  of 27.02.1996 and S.O 730 (E) dated 10.07.2002, has delegated the powers vested under section  5  of  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  to  the  Chairman,  Central Pollution Control Board, to issue directions to any industry or any local body or any other  authority  for  violations  of  emission  and  effluent  standards  and  rules  notified under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Rules,  1986  and  amendment  thereof.  Further under  the  Air  (Prevention  and  Control  Pollution)  Act,  1981  the  State  pollution controlboardsarevested  with  the  powers  for  prevention,  control  or  abetment  of  air pollution.

***

## Annexure - I

## Ambient air quality in Non-Attainment cities (122 cities) of the country with respect to SO2, NO2, PM10 during 2018 under NAMP (manual stations)

| Sl. No.   | State &UTs   | Sl. No.   | City / town / village   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State &UTs   | Sl. No.   | City / town / village   | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|           |              | 1.        | Anantapur               | 4                                        | 19                                       | 71                                       |
|           |              | 2.        | Chitoor                 | 5                                        | 24                                       | 62                                       |
|           |              | 3.        | Eluru                   | 5                                        | 22                                       | 67                                       |
|           |              | 4.        | Guntur                  | 5                                        | 22                                       | 49                                       |
|           |              | 5.        | Kadapa                  | 5                                        | 17                                       | 61                                       |
|           |              | 6.        | Kurnool                 | 4                                        | 18                                       | 66                                       |
|           |              | 7.        | Nellore                 | 5                                        | 22                                       | 63                                       |
|           |              | 8.        | Ongole                  | 5                                        | 21                                       | 66                                       |
|           |              | 9.        | Rajahmundry             | 9                                        | 20                                       | 94                                       |
|           |              | 10.       | Srikakulam              | 9                                        | 20                                       | 71                                       |
|           |              | 11.       | Vijaywada               | 5                                        | 21                                       | 77                                       |
|           |              | 12.       | Vishakhapatnam          | 10                                       | 20                                       | 77                                       |
|           |              | 13.       | Vizianagaram            | 10                                       | 21                                       | 65                                       |
|           |              | 14.       | Guwahati                | 8                                        | 18                                       | 112                                      |
|           |              | 15.       | Nagaon                  | 7                                        | 17                                       | 96                                       |
|           |              | 16.       | Nalbari                 | 7                                        | 17                                       | 97                                       |
|           |              | 17.       | Silchar                 | 6                                        | 11                                       | 49                                       |
|           |              | 19.       | Gaya                    | 12                                       | 21                                       | 89                                       |
|           |              | 20.       | Muzaffarpur             | 14                                       | 24                                       | 139                                      |
|           |              | 21.       | Patna                   | 5                                        | 51                                       | 207                                      |
|           |              | 22.       | Chandigarh              | 2                                        | 17                                       | 102                                      |
|           |              | 23.       | Durg-Bhillainagar       | 8                                        | 19                                       | 84                                       |
|           |              | 24.       | Korba                   | 10                                       | 19                                       | 59                                       |
|           |              | 25.       | Raipur                  | 14                                       | 20                                       | 65                                       |
|           |              | 26.       | Delhi*                  | 15                                       | 44                                       | 243                                      |
|           |              | 27.       | Ahmedabad               | 16                                       | 29                                       | 236                                      |
|           |              | 28.       | Surat                   | 22                                       | 29                                       | 176                                      |
|           |              | 29.       | Vadodara                | 20                                       | 25                                       | 188                                      |
|           |              | 30.       | Baddi                   | 2                                        | 31                                       | 164                                      |
|           |              | 31.       | Damtal                  | 2                                        | 10                                       | 62                                       |
|           |              | 32.       | Kala Amb                | 3                                        | 14                                       | 104                                      |
|           |              | 33.       | Nalagarh                | 2                                        | 24                                       | 148                                      |
|           |              | 34.       | Paonta Sahib            | 3                                        | 14                                       | 88                                       |
|           |              | 35.       | Parwanoo                | 2                                        | 5                                        | 63                                       |
|           |              | 36.       | Sunder Nagar            | 2                                        | 10                                       | 84                                       |
|           |              | 37.       | Jammu                   | 4                                        | 19                                       | 165                                      |
|           |              | 38.       | Srinagar                | -                                        | -                                        | 153                                      |

| Sl. No.   | State &UTs     | Sl. No.   | City / town / village   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State &UTs     | Sl. No.   | City / town / village   | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
| 10.       | Jharkhand      | 39.       | Dhanbad                 | 14                                       | 37                                       | 264                                      |
| 10.       | Jharkhand      | 40.       | Bangalore               | 2                                        | 30                                       | 90                                       |
| 10.       | Karnatka       | 41.       | Devanagere              | 4                                        | 6                                        | 44                                       |
| 11.       | Jharkhand      | 42.       | Gulburga                | 2                                        | 14                                       | 55                                       |
| 10.       | Jharkhand      | 43.       | Hubli-Dharwad           | 5                                        | 23                                       | 75                                       |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh | 44.       | Bhopal                  | 7                                        | 14                                       | 135                                      |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh | 45.       | Dewas                   | 16                                       | 20                                       | 68                                       |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh | 46.       | Gwalior                 | 13                                       | 21                                       | 134                                      |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh | 47.       | Indore                  | 10                                       | 19                                       | 88                                       |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh | 48.       | Sagar                   | 3                                        | 14                                       | 75                                       |
|           |                | 49.       | Ujjain                  | 13                                       | 15                                       | 83                                       |
|           |                | 50.       | Akola                   | 12                                       | 12                                       | 73                                       |
|           |                | 51.       | Amravati                | 16                                       | 17                                       | 104                                      |
|           |                | 52.       | Aurangabad              | 13                                       | 35                                       | 70                                       |
|           |                | 53.       | Badlapur                | 24                                       | 67                                       | 144                                      |
|           |                | 54.       | Chandrapur              | 4                                        | 30                                       | 149                                      |
|           |                | 55.       | Jalgaon                 | 13                                       | 34                                       | 74                                       |
|           |                | 56.       | Jalna                   | 11                                       | 43                                       | 103                                      |
|           |                | 57.       | Kolhapur                | 20                                       | 35                                       | 90                                       |
|           | Maharashtra    | 58.       | Latur                   | 5                                        | 22                                       | 95                                       |
| 13.       |                | 59.       | Mumbai                  | 2                                        | 21                                       | 166                                      |
|           |                | 60.       | Nagpur                  | 10                                       | 28                                       | 103                                      |
|           |                | 61.       | Nashik                  | 12                                       | 21                                       | 85                                       |
|           |                | 62.       | Navi Mumbai             | 19                                       | 47                                       | 71                                       |
|           |                | 63.       | Pune                    | 37                                       | 75                                       | 106                                      |
|           |                | 64.       | Sangli                  | 10                                       | 46                                       | 84                                       |
|           |                | 65.       | Solapur                 | 15                                       | 33                                       | 71                                       |
|           |                | 66.       | Thane                   | 17                                       | 44                                       | 108                                      |
|           |                | 67.       | Ulhasnagar              | 22                                       | 58                                       | 122                                      |
| 14.       | Meghalaya      | 68.       | Byrnihat                | 26                                       | 12                                       | 166                                      |
| 15.       | Nagaland       | 69.       | Dimapur                 | 2                                        | 8                                        | 134                                      |
| 15.       | Nagaland       | 70.       | Kohima                  | 2                                        | 5                                        | 104                                      |
| 15.       | Nagaland       | 71.       | Angul                   | 9                                        | 25                                       | 101                                      |
| 15.       | Nagaland       | 72.       | Balasore                | 4                                        | 11                                       | 86                                       |
| 15.       | Nagaland       | 73.       | Bhubneshwar             | 2                                        | 17                                       | 99                                       |
| 16.       | Odisha         | 74.       | Cuttack                 | 4                                        | 31                                       | 114                                      |
| 15.       | Nagaland       | 75.       | Kalinga Nagar           | 2                                        | 11                                       | 118                                      |
| 15.       | Nagaland       | 76.       | Rourkela                | 8                                        | 14                                       | 108                                      |
|           |                | 77.       | Talcher                 | 10                                       | 29                                       | 110                                      |
|           |                | 79.       | Dera Baba Nanak         | 7                                        | 12                                       | 81                                       |
| 17.       | Punjab         | 80.       | DeraBassi               |                                          | 13                                       | 95                                       |
|           |                |           |                         | 6                                        |                                          | 121                                      |
|           |                | 81.       | Gobindgarh              | 7                                        | 38                                       |                                          |
|           |                | 82.       | Jalandhar               | 11                                       | 20                                       | 153                                      |

NB. * - CAAQMS data. NAAQS (annual): SO2=50 µg/m 3 , NO2=40 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 (Residential / industrial / rural / other areas) and SO2=20 µg/m 3 ,  NO2=30 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , PM2.5 = 40 µg/m 3 (Ecologically sensitive area)

| Sl. No.   | State &UTs   | Sl. No.   | City / town / village   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State &UTs   | Sl. No.   | City / town / village   | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|           |              | 83.       | Khanna                  | 8                                        | 32                                       | 135                                      |
|           |              | 84.       | Ludhiana                | 9                                        | 32                                       | 162                                      |
|           |              | 85.       | NayaNangal              | 6                                        | 12                                       | 91                                       |
|           |              | 86.       | Patiala                 | 5                                        | 11                                       | 98                                       |
|           |              | 87.       | Alwar                   | 10                                       | 34                                       | 182                                      |
|           |              | 88.       | Jaipur                  | 8                                        | 32                                       | 165                                      |
|           |              | 89.       | Jodhpur                 | 7                                        | 24                                       | 223                                      |
|           |              | 90.       | Kota                    | 7                                        | 28                                       | 152                                      |
|           |              | 91.       | Udaipur                 | 9                                        | 30                                       | 147                                      |
|           |              | 92.       | Trichy                  | 17                                       | 23                                       | 110                                      |
|           |              | 93.       | Tuticorin               | 14                                       | 11                                       | 102                                      |
|           |              | 94.       | Hyderabad               | 5                                        | 30                                       | 105                                      |
|           |              | 95.       | Nalgonda                | 6                                        | 24                                       | 60                                       |
|           |              | 96.       | Patencheru              | 6                                        | 23                                       | 81                                       |
|           |              | 97.       | Sangareddy              | 6                                        | 38                                       | 81                                       |
|           |              | 98.       | Agra                    | 4                                        | 22                                       | 209                                      |
|           |              | 99.       | Allahabad               | 4                                        | 45                                       | 231                                      |
|           |              | 100.      | Anpara                  | 18                                       | 28                                       | 191                                      |
|           |              | 101.      | Bareily                 | 14                                       | 22                                       | 233                                      |
|           |              | 102.      | Firozabad               | 8                                        | 31                                       | 226                                      |
|           |              | 103.      | Gajraula                | 20                                       | 33                                       | 224                                      |
|           |              | 104.      | Ghaziabad               | 21                                       | 43                                       | 245                                      |
|           |              | 105.      | Jhansi                  | 6                                        | 18                                       | 96                                       |
|           |              | 106.      | Kanpur                  | 7                                        | 47                                       | 218                                      |
|           |              | 107.      | Khurja                  | 21                                       | 20                                       | 214                                      |
|           |              | 108.      | Lucknow                 | 7                                        | 30                                       | 217                                      |
|           |              | 109.      | Moradabad               | 20                                       | 34                                       | 227                                      |
|           |              | 110.      | Noida                   | 20                                       | 52                                       | 264                                      |
|           |              | 111.      | Raebareli               | 11                                       | 17                                       | 141                                      |
|           |              | 112.      | Varanasi                | 9                                        | 34                                       | 189                                      |
|           |              | 113.      | Dehradun                | 25                                       | 28                                       | 217                                      |
|           |              | 114.      | Kashipur                | 14                                       | 23                                       | 105                                      |
|           |              | 115.      | Rishikesh               | 21                                       | 25                                       | 133                                      |
|           |              | 116.      | Asansol                 | 13                                       | 35                                       | 146                                      |
|           |              | 117.      | Barrackpore             | 10                                       | 49                                       | 108                                      |
|           |              | 118.      | Durgapur                | 12                                       | 34                                       | 141                                      |
|           |              | 119.      | Haldia                  | 14                                       | 38                                       | 99                                       |
|           |              | 120.      | Howrah                  | 11                                       | 72                                       | 179                                      |
|           |              | 121.      | Kolkata                 | 6                                        | 44                                       | 148                                      |
|           |              | 122.      | Raniganj                | 12                                       | 35                                       | 147                                      |