The Surroundings Ministry has deliberate to extend the variety of Ambient Air High quality Monitoring Stations within the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR) and assess the feasibility of establishing cell stations in air pollution hotspots, the Central Authorities stated in a latest submission to the Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal.
In its affidavit to a suo moto matter based mostly on a The Indian Specific article, the Ministry of Surroundings, Forests and Local weather Change (MoEFCC) stated it plans to extend the variety of air monitoring stations “on the idea of inhabitants based mostly on Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB) designing standards”
Based on the CPCB designing standards for Ambient Air High quality Monitoring Stations, a inhabitants between one lakh and 5 lakh requires 4 stations, six stations for a inhabitants under 10 lakh, eight for a inhabitants under 50 lakh, and 16 stations for a inhabitants past 50 lakh.
There are seven handbook stations and 40 Steady Ambient Air High quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQM) in Delhi. This quantity isn’t prone to change because the Ministry has proposed establishing of stations within the NCR states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Rajasthan may even not see an addition in its stations.
Twenty handbook stations and a CAAQM station in Haryana, in addition to 22 handbook stations and 10 CAAQM stations in Uttar Pradesh, have been proposed, including to the prevailing 28 handbook stations and 22 CAAQM stations in Haryana and 20 handbook stations, 18 CAAQM stations in Uttar Pradesh.
The CPCB has an air laboratory in a transportable station or a cell van which is designed for short-term episodal research associated to Ambient Air High quality.
The Surroundings Ministry acknowledged that the cell van has a “stability situation” and might perform solely at a restricted pace. “After each motion, all of the analyzers mounted within the van require calibration earlier than placing it to operation and make sure the information high quality.”
The van has real-time analysers to measure PM 2.5, SO2, NO2, CO, Ozone, Ammonia and Benzene. The van additionally wants an exterior energy provide for its operation and a safe place for its parking on the monitoring website.
The Ministry acknowledged that the van may be positioned for monitoring in Delhi-NCR area topic to assembly the circumstances.
