Lok Sabha Question No. 4514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Kripanath Mallah, V. Kalanidhi, Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 4514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations

## 4514.   SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to set up twenty-five Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) across the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  Assam,  Rajasthan  and  Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of the funds estimated to be incurred on the project;
- (d) the time by which these are likely to be set up; and
- (e) whether his Ministry has signed any agreement with the Ministry of Power in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (d)  Presently,  208  numbers  of  Continuous  Ambient  Air  Quality  Monitoring Stations  (CAAQMS)  are  already  operational  spread  across  115  cities  of  the country.  The  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  is  in  the  process  of  setting  up additional CAAQMS at twenty-five locations in 13 cities across the country, by utilizing  the  CPSU-CSR  funds  of  M/s  NTPC  Ltd,  in  a  time  frame  of  about  22 months.State/UT-wise details are annexed. Total funds estimated to be incurred for these 25 stations is Rs.80.00 Crores. Further, 65 additional CAAQMS are also proposed to be setup under the National Clean Air Program (NCAP).
- (e) The Ministry  has  not  signed  any  agreement  with  the  Ministry  of  Power  in  this regard.  However, a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up of 25 CAAQM Stations has been signed by Central Pollution Control Board with M/s NTPC Ltd for this initiative under their CSR funds.

## Annexure

## List of CAAQMS proposed for installation under CSR fund of CPSU M/s NTPC Ltd.

| S. No.   | State/UT                          | City               | No. of CAAQMS   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Madhya Pradesh                    | Bhopal             | 02              |
| 2.       |                                   | Gwalior            | 02              |
| 3.       | Jharkhand                         | Ranchi             | 02              |
| 4.       | Bihar                             | Patna              | 02              |
| 5.       |                                   | Varanasi           | 02              |
| 6.       | Uttar Pradesh                     | Lucknow            | 02              |
| 7.       |                                   | Kanpur             | 03              |
| 8.       |                                   | Allahabad          | 03              |
| 9.       | Maharashtra                       | Pimpri - Chinchwad | 02              |
| 10.      | Tamil Nadu                        | Madurai            | 02              |
| 11.      | A &NIsland                        | Port Blair         | 01              |
| 12.      | Dadar, Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | Silvassa           | 01              |
| 13.      |                                   | Daman              | 01              |
|          | 6 States &2UTs                    | 13 Cities          | 25 CAAQMS       |

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