Lok Sabha Question No. 2559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Deaths due to Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2559

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Deaths due to Air Pollution

## 2559. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) whether data on deaths due to air pollution is available, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of action taken to tackle various factors causing air pollution like industrial waste, CO2 emission from cars;
- (c) the  details  of  assessment  made  to  understand  about  regions  most  susceptible geographically to hazards of air pollution along with the measures taken to counter it, during last three years; and
- (d) the budget allocated towards measures undertaken for reduction of air pollution in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/  disease  exclusively  due  to  air  pollution.Though  many  studies  based  on  models  and simulations  have  reported  estimated  numbers  of  mortality/morbidity  due  to  air  pollution, these are based on secondary data and extrapolation of findings based on small sample size to a  larger  population  and  therefore,  do  not  depict  the  actual  status.  Health  effects  of  air pollution  are  synergistic  manifestation  of  factors  which  include  food  habits,  occupational habits, socio-economic status, medical history, immunity, heredity, etc., of the individuals.
- (b) The Central Government has taken a number of regulatory measures for prevention, control and abatement of industrial and vehicular pollution like:
-  Notification  of  emission  standards  for  industrial  sectors  under  the  Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 and their revision from time to time.
-  Notification of stricter emission norms for power plants.
-  Notifications  of  6  waste  management  rules  covering  solid  waste,  plastic  waste,  ewaste,  bio-medical  waste,  construction  &demolition  waste  and  hazardous  wastes issued in 2016.
-  Badarpur thermal power plant in Delhi has been closed from 15th October, 2018.
-  Issuance of directions to 17 categories of highly polluting industries for installation ofOnline Continuous Effluent/ Emission Monitoring System (OCEMS).
-  Ban  on  pet  coke  and  furnace  oil  -  monitoring  of  use  of  pet  coke  in  Lime Kilns/CementKilns and Calcium Carbide Industry in Delhi and NCR States.
-  Introduction of cleaner / alternate  fuels  like gaseous  fuel  (CNG,  LPG  etc.),  ethanol blending.
-  Leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards.
-  Promotion of public transport and improvement in roads and building of more bridges to ease congestion on roads.
-  Operationalization of Eastern Peripheral Expressway & Western Peripheral Expressway to divert non-destined traffic from Delhi.
-  Streamlining the issuance of Pollution Under Control Certificate.
-  Environment Protection  Charges  (EPC)  have been  imposed  on  diesel  vehicles  with engine capacity of 2000cc and above in Delhi NCR.

(c) & (d) Under  National  Clean  Air  Programme  (NCAP),  102  non-attainment  cities have been identified based on ambient air quality data for the period 2011 - 2015. The city specific Action Plans have been prepared which inter-alia include measures for strengthening the monitoring network, reducing vehicular/industrial emissions, increasing public awareness etc. The list of 102 non-attainment cities is at Annexure.

For the cities with million plus population  and  PM10>90µg/m³,  Ministry  of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  earmarked  ₹10  Crores  per  city  for  various components that inter-alia includes installation and commissioning of Continuous Ambient Air  Quality  Monitoring  Stations  (CAAQMS),  creating  green  buffer  zone  along  the  roads, mechanical street sweeper, Mobile Enforcement Unit, water sprinkler, public awareness and capacity building activities.  For the cities with population, less than 5 lakhs, funds of ₹10 lakhs per city has been allocated and for cities with a population of 5 to10 lakhs, ₹20 lakhs per city  has  been  allocated  for  capacity  building  and  public  awareness  programs.    Further, under NCAP, Committees at State level namely Steering Committee, Monitoring Committee and  Implementation  Committee  have  been  constituted  for  effective  implementation  and monitoring of the city specific action plans to reduce air pollution.

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Annexure referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2559 due for answer on 06.03.2020 regarding 'Death due to Air Pollution'

## Non-Attainment cities with respect to Ambient Air Quality India (2011-2015)

| State/UT         | Cities Sl. No   | Cities         |
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1.              | Guntur         |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 2.              | Kurnool        |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 3.              | Nellore        |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 4.              | Vijaywada      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 5.              | Vishakhapatnam |
| Assam            | 6.              | Guwahati       |
| Assam            | 7.              | Nagaon         |
| Assam            | 8.              | Nalbari        |
| Assam            | 9.              | Sibsagar       |
| Assam            | 10.             | Silchar        |
| Chandigarh       | 11.             | Chandigarh     |
| Chattisgarh      | 12.             | Bhillai        |
| Chattisgarh      | 13.             | Korba          |
| Chattisgarh      | 14.             | Raipur         |
| Delhi            | 15.             | Delhi          |
| Gujarat          | 16.             | Surat          |
| Gujarat          | 17.             | Ahmedabad      |
| Himachal Pradesh | 18.             | Baddi          |
| Himachal Pradesh | 19.             | Damtal         |
| Himachal Pradesh | 20.             | Kala Amb       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 21.             | Nalagarh       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 22.             | Paonta Sahib   |
| Himachal Pradesh | 23.             | Parwanoo       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 24.             | Sunder Nagar   |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 25.             | Jammu          |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 26.             | Srinagar       |
| Jharkhand        | 27.             | Dhanbad        |
| Karnataka        | 28.             | Bangalore      |
|                  | 29.             | Devanagere     |
|                  | 30.             | Gulburga       |
|                  | 31.             | Hubli-Dharwad  |
|                  | 33.             | Dewas          |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 34.             |                |
|                  |                 | Indore         |
|                  | 35.             | Sagar          |

| State/UT    |   Cities Sl. No | Cities                         |
|-------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
|             |              36 | Ujjain                         |
|             |              37 | Gwalior                        |
|             |              38 | Akola                          |
|             |              39 | Amravati                       |
|             |              40 | Aurangabad                     |
|             |              41 | Badlapur                       |
|             |              42 | Chandrapur                     |
|             |              43 | Jalgaon                        |
|             |              44 | Jalna                          |
|             |              45 | Kolhapur                       |
| Maharashtra |              46 | Latur                          |
|             |              47 | Mumbai                         |
|             |              48 | Nagpur                         |
|             |              49 | Nashik                         |
|             |              50 | Navi Mumbai                    |
|             |              51 | Pune                           |
|             |              52 | Sangli                         |
|             |              53 | Solapur                        |
|             |              54 | Ulhasnagar                     |
| Meghalaya   |              55 | Byrnihat                       |
| Nagaland    |              56 | Dimapur                        |
|             |              57 | Kohima                         |
| Orissa      |              58 | Angul                          |
|             |              59 | Balasore                       |
|             |              60 |                                |
|             |              61 | Twin city Bhubaneswar &Cuttack |
|             |              62 | Rourkela                       |
|             |              63 | Talcher                        |
| Punjab      |              64 | DeraBassi                      |
|             |              65 | Gobindgarh                     |
|             |              66 | Jalandhar                      |
|             |              67 | Khanna                         |
|             |              68 | Ludhiana                       |
|             |              69 | NayaNangal                     |
|             |              70 | Pathankot/Dera Baba            |
|             |              71 | Patiala                        |
|             |              72 | Amritsar                       |
|             |              73 | Alwar                          |
|             |              74 | Jaipur                         |
| Rajasthan   |              75 | Jodhpur                        |
|             |              76 | Kota                           |

| State/UT      |   Cities Sl. No | Cities      |
|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
|               |              77 | Udaipur     |
| Tamilnadu     |              78 | Tuticorin   |
|               |              79 | Hyderabad   |
| Telangana     |              80 | Nalgonda    |
|               |              81 | Patencheru  |
|               |              82 | Agra        |
|               |              83 | Allahabad   |
|               |              84 | Kanpur      |
|               |              85 | Lucknow     |
|               |              86 | Varanasi    |
|               |              87 | Moradabad   |
|               |              88 | Bareily     |
| Uttar Pradesh |              89 | Firozabad   |
|               |              90 | Jhansi      |
|               |              91 | Khurja      |
|               |              92 | Anpara      |
|               |              93 | Gajraula    |
|               |              94 | Raebareli   |
|               |              95 | Agra        |
|               |              96 | Allahabad   |
| Uttarakhand   |              97 | Kashipur    |
|               |              98 | Rishikesh   |
| West Bengal   |              99 | Kolkata     |
| Bihar         |             100 | Patna       |
|               |             101 | Gaya        |
|               |             102 | Muzaffarpur |