Lok Sabha Question No. 1167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1167

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## Air Pollution

## 1167.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  air  pollution  has  emerged  as  the  largest environment risk factor in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is initiating effective interventions to improve air quality and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is taking any steps to involve experts across disciplines to make a concerted and collaborative efforts at all levels to effectively curb pollution and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Air pollution is a serious environmental concern in the country. The ambient air quality data for metropolitan cities / million plus urban agglomerations during 2016- 2018 is given in Annexure-I . With respect to PM2.5, trends are available for 17 cities and out of which, 08 cities showed  an  increasing  trend,  04  cities  showed  a  decreasing  concentration,  05  cities  showed  a fluctuating trend. With respect to PM10, 14 cities showed an increasing trend, 14 cities showed a decreasing concentration, 22 cities showed a fluctuating trend.

- (c) The Central Government has taken a number of regulatory measures for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution in the country.

## Action Plans for Improvement of Air Quality in Delhi NCR :

- (i) Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was notified on January 12, 2017, for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution in Delhi and NCR. It identifies graded measures and implementing agencies for response to four AQI categories, namely, Moderate to Poor, Very Poor, Severe and Severe + or Emergency.
- (ii) The  Central  Government  has  notified  a  Comprehensive  Action  Plan  (CAP)  in  2018 identifying  timelines  and  implementing  agencies  for  actions  identified  for  prevention, control and mitigation of air pollution in Delhi and NCR.

## Action Plans for Improvement of Air Quality of Other Cities :

- (i) Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  launched  National  Clean  Air Programme  (NCAP)  in  January  2019  to  tackle  the  problem  of  air pollution in a comprehensive manner with targets to achieve 20 to 30 % reduction in PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations  by  2024.  This  is  keeping  2017  as  the  base  year  for  the  comparison  of concentration. 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 and enhancing public awareness and capacity building measures.
- (ii) 102  non-attainment  cities  have  been  identified  based  on  ambient  air  quality  data  for  the period 2011 - 2015 and WHO report 2014/2018. A total of 86 city specific action plans have been approved for ground implementation.

The Central Government has taken several measures for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution across the country. These include-

## Monitoring

-  Setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality. Central Presently, ambient air quality is being monitored at 779 locations covering 339 cities in 29 states & 6 Union  Territories  across  the  country  under  National  Air  Quality  Monitoring  Programme (NAMP). Further, real time monitoring is taking place at 170 locations in 102 cities in 18 States/UTs.
-  Notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
-  Launch of National Air Quality Index.
-  Implementation  of  Air  Quality  Early  Warning  System  for  Delhi  in  October,  2018  in association with Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).

## Transport

-  Leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards since 1st April, 2018 in NCT of Delhi and from by 1st April, 2020 in the rest of the country.
-  Introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blending.
-  Promotion of public transport and improvements in roads and building of more bridges to ease congestion on roads.
-  Operationalisation 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.

## Industry

-  Badarpur thermal power plant has been closed from 15th October, 2018.
-  Notification of stricter emission norms for power plants.
-  All brick kilns have been shifted to zig-zag technology in Delhi and NCR.
-  Installation  of  on-line  continuous  (24x7)  monitoring  devices  all  red  category  industries  in Delhi and NCR.
-  Revision of emission standards for industrial sectors from time to time.
-  Ban on pet coke and furnace oil - monitoring of use of  pet coke in Lime Kilns/Cement Kilns and Calcium Carbide Industry in Delhi and NCR States.

## Biomass and Solid Waste

-  A  new  Central  Sector  Scheme  on  'Promotion  of  Agricultural  Mechanization  for  in-situ management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' for the period from 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been launched.
-  Banning of burning of biomass/garbage.
-  3 Waste-to-Energy (W-t-E) plants are currently operational in Delhi with atotal capacity of 5100 Tonnes Per Day (TPD).
-  Notifications of 6 waste management rules covering solid waste, plastic waste, e-waste, biomedical waste, C&D waste and hazardous wastes issued in 2016.

## Dust

-  Notifications regarding dust mitigation measures for construction and demolition activities.
-  Number  of  mechanised  road  sweeping  machines  has  been  increased  significantly  and presently 60 machines are deployed for cleaning of roads in Delhi.

## Public Outreach

-  Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Delhi Government launched Clean Air for Delhi Campaign from 10th - 23rd Feb 2018 and to check air polluting activities pre and  post  Diwali, a  special  campaign  called  'Clean  Air  Campaign'  during  November  01, 2018 to November 10, 2018.
-  Ministry  is  promoting  peoples  participation  and  awareness  building  among  citizens  for environmental conservation through Green Goods Deeds that focus on promotion of cycling, saving  water  and  electricity,  growing  trees,  proper  maintenance  of  vehicles,  following  of lane discipline and reducing congestion on roads by car pooling etc.
-  Development of mechanism for redressal of public complaints regarding air pollution issues in  Delhi  and  NCR  (through  'Sameer  App',  'Emails'(aircomplaints.cpcb@gov.in)  and 'Social Media Networks' (Facebook and Twitter)  etc.

(d) Leading  academic  institutions  like  IITs,  Central  Universities  etc  have  been  identified  as technical partners for State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) to provide science based inputs for implementation of NCAP in States. Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed by identified technical experts from these institutions and nodal officers of SPCBs for the States with  non-attainment  cities  for  this  collaboration.  List  of  technical  experts  is  enclosed  as Annexure- II . Further, Expert Groups have been constituted by Central Pollution Control Board for providing technical advice on air, water and waste management efforts and on specific issues of concern ( Annexure-III).

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## Annexure-I

## Air quality status of million plus/ urban agglomerations cities for 2016, 2017 and 2018 under NAMP (Manual)

(Annual average in µg/m 3 )

| Sl .N o   | State            | Sl .N o   | City                | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   | 2018   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Sl .N o   | State            | Sl .N o   | City                | SO 2   | N O 2  | PM 10  | PM 2.5 | SO 2   | N O 2  | PM 10  | PM 2.5 | SO 2   | N O 2  | PM 10  | PM 2.5 |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 1.        | Vijaywada           | 6      | 44     | 102    | -      | 6      | 29     | 99     | -      | 5      | 21     | 77     | 29     |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 2.        | Vishakhap atnam     | 8      | 18     | 77     | -      | 9      | 17     | 73     | -      | 10     | 20     | 77     | 49     |
| 2.        | Bihar            | 3.        | Patna               | 4      | 32     | 212    | -      | 5      | 39     | 156    | -      | 5      | 51     | 207    |        |
| 3.        | Chandi garh      | 4.        | Chandigar h         | 2      | 21     | 105    | 123    | 2      | 16     | 109    | 64     | 2      | 17     | 102    | 50     |
| 4.        | Chattis garh     | 5.        | Durg- Bhillainag ar | 9      | 23     | 108    | -      | 8      | 21     | 97     | -      | 8      | 19     | 84     | -      |
| 4.        | Chattis garh     | 6.        | Raipur              | 12     | 31     | 148    |        | 10     | 27     | 103    |        | 14     | 20     | 65     |        |
| 5.        | Delhi            | 7.        | Delhi               | 7      | 66     | 278    | 118    | 7      | 68     | 241    | 106    | 6      | 73     | 223    | 121    |
| 6.        | Gujarat          | 8.        | Ahmedaba d          | 14     | 27     | 108    | 34     | 14     | 29     | 120    | 38     | 16     | 29     | 236    | 73     |
| 6.        | Gujarat          | 9.        | Rajkot              | 13     | 21     | 92     | 32     | 16     | 22     | 106    | 37     | 19     | 23     | 203    | 64     |
| 6.        | Gujarat          | 10.       | Surat               | 13     | 22     | 92     | 31     | 16     | 26     | 106    | 36     | 22     | 29     | 176    | 57     |
| 6.        | Gujarat          | 11.       | Vadodara            | 14     | 23     | 92     | 30     | 16     | 23     | 108    | 36     | 20     | 25     | 188    | 60     |
| 7.        | Haryan a         | 12.       | Faridabad           | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 8.        | Jammu & Kashmi r | 13.       | Srinagar            | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | 153    | -      |
| 9.        | Jharkha          | 14.       | Dhanbad             | 15     | 37     | 226    | -      | 15     | 37     | 238    | -      | 14     | 37     | 264    | -      |

|     | nd              |   15. | Jamshedp ur         | 36   | 45   | 136   | -   | 36   | 45   | 131   | -   | 37   | 46   | 128   | -   |
|-----|-----------------|-------|---------------------|------|------|-------|-----|------|------|-------|-----|------|------|-------|-----|
|     | nd              |    16 | Ranchi              | 20   | 37   | 196   | -   | 19   | 37   | 142   | -   | 18   | 36   | 122   | -   |
| 10. | Karnata ka      |    17 | Bangalore           | 3    | 31   | 103   | 51  | 2    | 31   | 92    | 46  | 2    | 30   | 90    | 47  |
| 11. | Kerala          |    18 | Kochi               | 2    | 20   | 48    | -   | 2    | 19   | 51    | -   | 3    | 16   | 57    | -   |
| 11. | Kerala          |    19 | Kollam              | 4    | 8    | 46    | -   | 3    | 6    | 43    | -   | 3    | 5    | 47    | -   |
| 11. | Kerala          |    20 | Kozhikod e          | 2    | 18   | 51    | -   | 2    | 18   | 47    | -   | 2    | 10   | 54    | 6   |
| 11. | Kerala          |    21 | Malapura m          | 2    | 17   | 37    | -   | 2    | 21   | 32    | -   | 2    | 26   | 31    | -   |
| 11. | Kerala          |    22 | Thiruvana nthapuram | 10   | 25   | 53    | -   | 10   | 26   | 49    | -   | 9    | 24   | 49    | -   |
| 11. | Kerala          |    23 | Thissur             | 2    | 5    | 54    | -   | 2    | 5    | 56    | -   | 3    | 9    | 41    | -   |
| 12. | Madhy a Pradesh |    24 | Bhopal              | 3    | 15   | 89    | 27  | 4    | 15   | 93    | 41  | 7    | 14   | 135   | 59  |
| 12. | Madhy a Pradesh |    25 | Gwalior             | 10   | 14   | 96    | 52  | 10   | 17   | 110   | 47  | 13   | 21   | 134   | 62  |
| 12. | Madhy a Pradesh |    26 | Indore              | 11   | 20   | 95    | 54  | 11   | 21   | 80    | 43  | 10   | 19   | 88    | 41  |
| 12. | Madhy a Pradesh |    27 | Jabalpur            | 10   | 23   | 71    | 32  | 10   | 21   | 74    | 23  | 7    | 17   | 119   | 43  |
| 13. | Mahara shtra    |    28 | Aurangab ad         | 14   | 39   | 92    | -   | 10   | 33   | 83    | -   | 13   | 35   | 70    | -   |
| 13. | Mahara shtra    |    29 | Mumbai              | 6    | 30   | 119   | -   | 3    | 18   | 151   | 40  | 2    | 21   | 166   | 46  |
| 13. | Mahara shtra    |    30 | Nagpur              | 16   | 26   | 118   | -   | 9    | 27   | 102   | -   | 10   | 28   | 103   | 44  |
| 13. | Mahara shtra    |    31 | Nashik              | 13   | 27   | 85    | -   | 12   | 22   | 81    | -   | 12   | 21   | 85    | -   |
| 13. | Mahara shtra    |    32 | Pune                | 28   | 78   | 107   | -   | 21   | 65   | 102   | -   | 37   | 75   | 106   | -   |
| 13. | Mahara shtra    |    33 | Thane               | 18   | 60   | 122   | -   | 18   | 47   | 125   | -   | 17   | 44   | 108   | -   |
| 13. | Mahara shtra    |    34 | Vasai- virar        | N A  | N A  | NA    | NA  | N A  | N A  | NA    | NA  | N A  | N A  | NA    | NA  |
| 14. | Punjab          |    35 | Amritsar            | 12   | 29   | 194   | -   | 11   | 27   | 168   | -   | 13   | 34   | 177   | -   |
| 14. | Punjab          |    36 | Ludhiana            | 11   | 25   | 139   | -   | 10   | 28   | 162   | -   | 9    | 32   | 162   | -   |

NB. NA- no monitoring station  in  the  city,    '-'  data  not  available,  National  Ambient  Air  Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Residential, Industrial, Rural and others Areas (Annual average) for SO2 = 50 µg/m 3 , NO2 = 40 µg/m 3 , PM10 = 60 µg/m 3 & PM2.5 = 40 µg/m 3 and SO2 = 20 µg/m 3 , NO2 = 30  µg/m 3 ,  PM10  =  60  µg/m 3 and  PM2.5  =  40  µg/m 3 for  Ecologically  sensitive  area . The  data furnished in the table for year 2018 is as available on date.

|     | Rajasth an    |   37. | Jaipur      |   8 |   33 |   199 | -   |   8 |   30 |   177 | -   |   8 |   32 |   165 | -   |
|-----|---------------|-------|-------------|-----|------|-------|-----|-----|------|-------|-----|-----|------|-------|-----|
|     | Rajasth an    |    38 | Jodhpur     |   6 |   23 |   168 | -   |   6 |   21 |   180 | -   |   7 |   24 |   223 | -   |
|     | Rajasth an    |    39 | Kota        |   7 |   30 |   109 | -   |   8 |   28 |   130 | -   |   7 |   28 |   152 | -   |
|     | Tamiln adu    |    40 | Chennai     |  10 |   18 |    65 | 25  |   9 |   17 |    62 | 32  |   9 |   16 |    78 | 34  |
|     | Tamiln adu    |    41 | Coimbator e |   6 |   24 |    59 | 35  |   5 |   26 |    49 | 34  |   6 |   23 |    54 | 32  |
|     | Tamiln adu    |    42 | Madurai     |  15 |   24 |    76 | 38  |  14 |   23 |    67 | 30  |  12 |   20 |    84 | 34  |
|     | Tamiln adu    |    43 | Trichy      |  12 |   20 |    95 | 27  |  12 |   20 |    86 |     |  17 |   23 |   110 | 53  |
|     | Telanga na    |    44 | Hyderaba d  |   5 |   27 |   101 | 49  |   6 |   28 |   108 | 54  |   5 |   30 |   105 | 55  |
|     | Uttar Pradesh |    45 | Agra        |   5 |   22 |   198 | -   |   4 |   19 |   185 | 124 |   4 |   22 |   209 | 106 |
|     | Uttar Pradesh |    46 | Allahabad   |   4 |   37 |   196 | -   |   4 |   40 |   140 | -   |   4 |   45 |   231 | -   |
|     | Uttar Pradesh |    47 | Ghaziabad   |  15 |   28 |   235 | -   |  22 |   34 |   280 | -   |  21 |   43 |   245 | 103 |
|     | Uttar Pradesh |    48 | Kanpur      |   7 |   39 |   217 | -   |   7 |   45 |   224 | -   |   7 |   47 |   218 | -   |
|     | Uttar Pradesh |    49 | Lucknow     |   8 |   27 |   214 | -   |   8 |   26 |   246 | 102 |   7 |   30 |   217 | 108 |
|     | Uttar Pradesh |    50 | Meerut      |   7 |   55 |   157 | -   |   7 |   52 |   153 | -   |   7 |   58 |   177 | -   |
|     | Uttar Pradesh |    51 | Varanasi    |  11 |   32 |   256 | -   |  10 |   38 |   244 | -   |   9 |   34 |   189 | -   |
| 19. | West Bengal   |    52 | Asansol     |  13 |   42 |   211 | 88  |  12 |   37 |   163 | 67  |  13 |   35 |   146 | 58  |
| 19. | West Bengal   |    53 | Kolkata     |   4 |   49 |   113 | 70  |   6 |   41 |   120 | 71  |   6 |   44 |   148 | 86  |

## Annexure - II

| NCAP, City Specific Interventions &Action Plans, Nodal - Prof.SachidanandTripathi, IIT Kanpur   | NCAP, City Specific Interventions &Action Plans, Nodal - Prof.SachidanandTripathi, IIT Kanpur   | NCAP, City Specific Interventions &Action Plans, Nodal - Prof.SachidanandTripathi, IIT Kanpur   | NCAP, City Specific Interventions &Action Plans, Nodal - Prof.SachidanandTripathi, IIT Kanpur                            | NCAP, City Specific Interventions &Action Plans, Nodal - Prof.SachidanandTripathi, IIT Kanpur                            |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SNo.                                                                                            | City                                                                                            | State                                                                                           | State coordinator                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                               | Patna                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                           | Dr.SubrataHait, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna                                                 | &                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                               | Gaya                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                           | Dr.SubrataHait, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna                                                 | &                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                               | Muzaffarpur                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                           | Dr.SubrataHait, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna                                                 | &                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                               | Angul                                                                                           | Odhisa                                                                                          | Ocean                                                                                                                    | &                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                               | Balasore                                                                                        | Odhisa                                                                                          | Ocean                                                                                                                    | &                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                               | Bhubaneswar                                                                                     | Odhisa                                                                                          | Ocean                                                                                                                    | &                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                               | Cuttack                                                                                         | Odhisa                                                                                          | Bhubaneshwar                                                                                                             | &                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                               | Rourkela                                                                                        | Odhisa                                                                                          | Ocean                                                                                                                    | &                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                               | Talcher                                                                                         | Odhisa                                                                                          | Ocean                                                                                                                    | &                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                              | Kolkata                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                     | Dr.AbhijitChaterjee, Environmental Sciences Institue                                                                     |                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                              | Guwahati                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | Department of Guwahati                                                                                                   | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                              | Nagaon                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | Department of Guwahati                                                                                                   | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                              | Nalbari                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | Department of Guwahati                                                                                                   | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                              | Sibsagar                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | Department of Guwahati                                                                                                   | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                              | Silchar                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | Department of Guwahati                                                                                                   | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                              | Guntur                                                                                          |                                                                                                 | Department of                                                                                                            | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                              | Kurnool                                                                                         |                                                                                                 | Department of                                                                                                            | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                              | Nellore                                                                                         |                                                                                                 | Department of                                                                                                            | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                              | Vijayawada                                                                                      |                                                                                                 | Department of                                                                                                            | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                              | Vishakhapatnam                                                                                  |                                                                                                 | Department of                                                                                                            | Civil                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                              | Ahmedabad                                                                                       | Gujrat                                                                                          | Dr.LokeshSahu, Space& Atmospheric Science Division, Dr.NeerajRastogi, Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory | Dr.LokeshSahu, Space& Atmospheric Science Division, Dr.NeerajRastogi, Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory |
| 22                                                                                              | Ahmedabad                                                                                       | Gujrat                                                                                          | Dr.LokeshSahu, Space& Atmospheric Science Division, Dr.NeerajRastogi, Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory | Dr.LokeshSahu, Space& Atmospheric Science Division, Dr.NeerajRastogi, Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory |
| 23                                                                                              | Surat                                                                                           | Gujrat                                                                                          | Dr.LokeshSahu, Space& Atmospheric Science Division, Dr.NeerajRastogi, Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory | Dr.LokeshSahu, Space& Atmospheric Science Division, Dr.NeerajRastogi, Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory |

|   24 | Tuticorin             | Tami Nadu        | Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras                                             |
|------|-----------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   25 | Baddi Damtal          | Himachal Pradesh | Ankit Tandon, Department of Environmental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Central University                       |
|   26 | Baddi Damtal          | Himachal Pradesh | Ankit Tandon, Department of Environmental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Central University                       |
|   27 | Kala Amb              | Himachal Pradesh | Ankit Tandon, Department of Environmental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Central University                       |
|   28 | Nalagarh              | Himachal Pradesh | Ankit Tandon, Department of Environmental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Central University                       |
|   29 | Paonta Sahib          | Himachal Pradesh | Ankit Tandon, Department of Environmental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Central University                       |
|   30 | Parwanoo              | Himachal Pradesh | Ankit Tandon, Department of Environmental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Central University                       |
|   31 | Sunder Nagar          | Himachal Pradesh | Ankit Tandon, Department of Environmental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Central University                       |
|   32 | DeraBassi Punjab      | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   33 | Gobindgarh            | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   34 | Jalandhar             | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   35 | Khanna                | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   36 | Ludhiana              | Maharashtra Dr.  | Dr.RavindraKhaiwal, School of Public Health,                                                                  |
|   37 | NayaNangal            | Maharashtra Dr.  | Department of Community Medicine, PGIMER                                                                      |
|   38 | Baba                  | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   39 | Patiala               | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   40 | Amritsar              | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   41 | Chandigarh Chandigarh | Maharashtra Dr.  |                                                                                                               |
|   42 | Dhanbad Jharkhand     |                  | Dr. Suresh Pandian Elumalai, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, IIT, Indian School of Mines   |
|   43 | Kashipur Uttarakhand  |                  | Dr. B. Gurjar, Department of Civil Engineering & Centre for Excellence in Transportation Systems, IIT Roorkee |
|   44 | Rishikesh             |                  | Dr. B. Gurjar, Department of Civil Engineering & Centre for Excellence in Transportation Systems, IIT Roorkee |
|   45 | Akola                 |                  | Abhishek Chowdhury, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Powai                                           |
|   46 | Amravati              |                  | Abhishek Chowdhury, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Powai                                           |
|   47 | Aurangabad            |                  | Abhishek Chowdhury, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Powai                                           |
|   48 | Badlapur              |                  | Abhishek Chowdhury, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Powai                                           |

|   49 | Chandrapur   |                |                                                                               |
|------|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   50 | Jalgaon      |                |                                                                               |
|   51 | Jalna        |                |                                                                               |
|   52 | Kolhapur     |                |                                                                               |
|   53 | Latur        |                |                                                                               |
|   54 | Mumbai       |                |                                                                               |
|   55 | Nagpur       |                |                                                                               |
|   56 | Nashik       |                |                                                                               |
|   57 | Navi Mumbai  |                |                                                                               |
|   58 | Pune         |                |                                                                               |
|   59 | Sangli       |                |                                                                               |
|   60 | Solapur      |                |                                                                               |
|   61 | Ulhasnagar   |                |                                                                               |
|   62 | Jammu        | Jammu& Kashmir | Dr. Shweta Yadav, Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of |
|   63 | Shrinagar    | Jammu& Kashmir | Jammu                                                                         |
|   64 | Agra         |                |                                                                               |
|   65 | Allahabad    |                |                                                                               |
|   66 | Anpara       |                |                                                                               |
|   67 | Bareily      |                |                                                                               |
|   68 | Firozabad    |                |                                                                               |
|   69 | Gajraula     |                |                                                                               |
|   70 | Ghaziabad    |                |                                                                               |
|   71 | Jhansi       |                |                                                                               |
|   72 | Kanpur       |                |                                                                               |
|   73 | Khurja       |                |                                                                               |
|   74 | Lucknow      |                |                                                                               |
|   75 | Muradabad    | Uttar Pradesh  | Prof.SachidanandTripathi, IIT Kanpur                                          |

|   76 | Noida       |           |                                                                                                                                                               |
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|   77 | Raebareli   |           |                                                                                                                                                               |
|   78 | Varanasi    |           |                                                                                                                                                               |
|   79 | Hyderabad   | Telangana | Dr. Vijay Kanawade, IniversityCenter for Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Dr. Asif Qureshi, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT |
|   80 | Nalgonda    | Telangana | Dr. Vijay Kanawade, IniversityCenter for Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Dr. Asif Qureshi, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT |
|   81 | Pattencheru | Telangana | Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                     |
|   82 |             | Haryana   | Dr.Mayank Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi                                                                                              |