Lok Sabha Question No. 430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Report on Air Quality
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.430

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## Report on Air Quality

## 430. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a)   whether the report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on air quality in 15 cities  shows  that  most  of  the  cities    in  the  country  are  breaching  the  National  annual average standard margin of safety;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; city-wise;
- (c)   whether the CPCB and State Pollution Control Boards are unable to check air  pollution in the country;
- (d)   if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)   the details of fresh steps being taken by the Government to ensure that people living in cities get pollution free air?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a) &  (b) A  report  on  Ambient  Air  Quality  Status  in  15  Major  Cities  of  India  has  been submitted  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  Original  Application  No.  21  of 2014 in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others to National Green Tribunal. The analysis of the monitored parameters of SO2, NO2 and PM10, in the 15 cities covering 8 states during 2011 to 2015 indicates that SO2 levels were very low in all the 15 cities ranged between 3 µg/m³ to 32 µg/m³ against the National Annual Average Standard of 50 µg/m³. The NO2 levels were within the prescribed National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) in the  cities  except  Pune  and  Kolkata  during  most  of  the  years  and  fluctuating trends  of  NO2  in  the  range  of  13µg/m³  to  70µg/m³  was  observed  in  the  five  years.  The Particulate Matter (PM10) levels were observed fluctuating trend in all the fifteen (15) cities. The ambient air quality status with respect to annual averages for SO2, NO2 and PM10 for five years (2011-2015) is given at Annexure.

- (c)  No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise in view of answer at (c) above.

(e)   The major steps being taken by the Government to ensure that people living in cities get pollution free air inter alia include the following:-

- (i) Notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards;
- (ii) Formulation of environmental regulations / statutes;
- (iii) Setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality;
- (iv) Introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blend etc.;
- (v) Promotion of cleaner production processes.
- (vi) Launching of National Air Quality index by the Prime Minister in April, 2015;
- (vii) Implementation  of  Bharat  Stage  IV  (BS-IV)  norms  in  63  selected  cities  and universalization of BS-IV by 2017;
- (viii) Decision  taken  to  leapfrog  directly  from  BS-IV  to  BS-VI  fuel  standards  by  1st April, 2020;
- (ix) Taxing polluting vehicles and incentivizing hybrid and electric vehicles;
- (x) Comprehensive  amendments  to  various  Waste  Management  Rules  including Municipal Solid Waste, Plastic Waste, Hazardous Waste, Bio-medical Waste and Electronic Waste notified;
- (xi) Notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules;
- (xii) Ban on burning of leaves, biomass, municipal solid waste;
- (xiii) Promotion of public transport network of metro, buses, e-rickshaws and promotion  of  car  pooling,  Pollution  Under  Control,  lane  discipline,  vehicle maintenance;
- (xiv) Revision  of  existing  environmental  standards  and  formulation  of  new  standards for prevention and control of pollution from industries;
- (xv) Regular  co-ordination  meetings  at  official  and  ministerial  level  with  Delhi  and other State Governments within the NCR;
- (xvi) Issuance of directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and under Section 18(1)(b) of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;
- (xvii) Installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARA  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  430  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  19.07.2016  REGARDING 'REPORT  ON  AIR  QUALITY'  BY  SHRI  JYOTIRADITYA  M.  SCINDIA,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

## Air quality status of 15 cities for 2011-2015 (Annual average in µg/m 3 )

| S. No.   | City          | State     | 2011   | 2011   | 2011   | 2012   | 2012   | 2012   | 2013   | 2013   | 2013   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   |
|----------|---------------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| S. No.   | City          | State     | SO 2   | NO 2   | PM 10  | SO 2   | NO 2   | PM 10  | SO 2   | NO 2   | PM 10  | SO 2   | NO 2   | PM 10  | SO 2   | NO 2   | PM 10  |
| 1.       | Bihar         | Patna     | 5      | 47*    | 174*   | 6      | 36     | 166*   | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 2.       | Karnataka     | Bangaluru | 16     | 29     | 94*    | 14     | 28     | 121*   | 13     | 26     | 113*   | 13     | 30     | 140*   | 5      | 20     | 131*   |
| 3.       | Maharashtra   | Mumbai    | 5      | 35     | 119*   | 5      | 20     | 117*   | 3      | 13     | 117*   | 4      | 20     | 95*    | 3      | 23     | 90*    |
| 4.       | Maharashtra   | Nagpur    | 8      | 34     | 106*   | 10     | 32     | 103*   | 8      | 27     | 89*    | 10     | 25     | 93*    | 10     | 29     | 85*    |
| 5.       | Maharashtra   | Pune      | 32     | 58*    | 113*   | 22     | 45     | 92*    | 20     | 41*    | 88*    | 23     | 45*    | 92*    | 20     | 59*    | 96*    |
| 6.       | Tamilnadu     | Chennai   | 12     | 19     | 65*    | 12     | 21     | 57     | 14     | 22     | 75*    | 13     | 22     | 59     | 13     | 20     | 56     |
| 7.       | Telangana     | Hyderabad | 5      | 29     | 86*    | 4      | 28     | 79*    | 5      | 24     | 90*    | 5      | 24     | 98*    | 5      | 25     | 94*    |
| 8.       | Punjab        | Ludhiana  | 11     | 28     | 221*   | 11     | 27     | 228*   | 11     | 26     | 204*   | 10     | 26     | 152*   | 11     | 27     | 139*   |
| 9.       | Punjab        | Amritsar  | 14     | 36     | 210*   | 15     | 39     | 202*   | 13     | 40     | 180*   | 14     | 42*    | 187*   | 12     | 34     | 169*   |
| 10.      | Punjab        | Jalandhar | 12     | 26     | 142*   | 13     | 26     | 136*   | 13     | 27     | 164*   | 13     | 26     | 144*   | 13     | 25     | 137*   |
| 11.      | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow   | 8      | 33     | 189*   | 8      | 32     | 211*   | 8      | 29     | 192*   | 8      | 28     | 175*   | 8      | 28     | 172*   |
| 12.      | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad | 6      | 23     | 260*   | 4      | 32     | 317*   | 5      | 29     | 235*   | 4      | 28     | 250*   | 3      | 28     | 249*   |
| 13.      | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur    | 8      | 33     | 184*   | 8      | 34     | 215*   | 7      | 31     | 201*   | 5      | 34     | 199*   | 6      | 35     | 200*   |
| 14.      | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi  | 17     | 20     | 127*   | 18     | 21     | 138*   | 19     | 28     | 145*   | 19     | 32     | 139*   | 19     | 36     | 174*   |
| 15.      | West Bengal   | Kolkata   | 13     | 66*    | 115*   | 12     | 70*    | 135*   | 11     | 70*    | 159*   | 15     | IA     | 107*   | 6      | 53*    | 108*   |

NB. *Concentration exceeding NAAQS of 50 µg/m3 for SO2, 40 µg/m3 for NO2, 60 µg/m3 for PM10, for Residential/ industrial / other area. '-'data not available