The National Clean Air Programme strives to tackle the menace of air pollution through multidimensional ways. Discuss
The National Clean Air Programme strives to tackle the menace of air pollution through multidimensional ways. Discuss
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP):
- It is a pollution control initiative that was launched by the Ministry of Environment.
- It aims to cut the concentration of particulate matter 10 and 2.5 by at least 20% in the next five years (Base year - 2017).
Strategies for implementation:
- Mitigation Strategies include:
- Setting up of a web-based 3 tier mechanism for monitoring and implementing the mitigation strategies:
- Extensive Plantation Drive (under National Mission for Green India)
- Promoting Clean Technologies.
- Both Regional and Transboundary plans for mitigation will be implemented.
- Sectoral interventions include promoting e-mobility, solid waste management, dust management etc.
- City specific air quality management plans for 102 non-attainment cities.
- Knowledge and Database augmentation will be done by
- Setting up Air quality monitoring network throughout India, review of Ambient Air Quality Standards, International cooperation for sharing best practices.
- Extending Source apportionment studies to all Non-Attainment cities
- Studying the health and economic impact studies of air pollution.
- International cooperation by sharing best practices.
- Review of Ambient Air Quality Standards.
- Preparing a National Emission Inventory.
- Institutional Strengthening:
- Increasing funds for the Central Pollution Control Board and the relevant state agencies.
- Establishing new institutions like the Air information Centre, NPL- ICS (India Certification Scheme
Conclusion:
- Thus it is clear that the National Clean Air Programme is a multidimensional programme to tackle the menace of air pollution.
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