Funds for Pollution Abatement

Ministry of Environment and Forests11-April, 2017 20:20 IST

Funds for Pollution Abatement

“Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors air quality across the country under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). The NAMP network comprises of 680 monitoring stations located in 300 cities/towns covering 29 states and 6 union territories. State-wise details of funds released to various monitoring agencies during the years 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 for ambient air quality monitoring as operational and maintenance cost under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) (See Annexure).

United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) proposal regarding monitoring of air quality in the country largely entails exchange of technical expertise. Technical discussion with USEPA in this regard is an ongoing process and two meetings with USEPA in regard have already been held.

The Government has formulated the environmental regulations and statutes for management and control of pollution.  The Government has also laid down National Ambient Air Quality standards and notified 115 emission/effluent standards for 104 different sectors of industries, besides 32 general standards for ambient air.  The compliance and implementation of these provisions and standards by the polluting industries is mandatory and binding.  In so far as scheme for abatement of pollution is concerned, it allows for participation of Public as well as Private Sector.”

          This information was given by Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Annexure

Details of Payment Released to Various Monitoring Agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)

S.No.	Name of Monitoring Agency	2013-14 (Amount in Rs.)	2014-15 (Amount in Rs.)	2015-16 (Amount in Rs.)	2016-17  (Amount in Rs.)
1.	Andhra Pradesh SPCB	8450000	7666250	-	-
2.	Assam SPCB	8690000	7842500	-	-
3.	Chandigarh PCC	1986667	-	-	4113833
4.	Chhattisgarh ECB	-	-	1526250	-
5.	Gujarat SPCB	3809583	-	-	-
6.	Goa SPCB	8882500	7125000	7789333	-
7.	Jharkhand SPCB	-	-	-	-
8.	Himachal Pradesh SEP & PCB	5578333	-	10128333	-
9.	Karnataka SPCB	-	354167	6749583	-
10.	Kerala SPCB	-	6474167	-	-
11.	Maharashtra SPCB	7467083	-	-	16316919
12.	Meghalaya SPCB	2297500	-	7845833	-
13.	Madhya Pradesh SPCB	-	-	-	7984417
14.	Mizoram SPCB	5931667	1765000	5413333	4253333
15.	Nagaland SPCB	1360000	906667	-	3658667
16.	Orissa SPCB	-	5734583	-	5872500
17.	Punjab SPCB	-	7795417	-	-
18.	Puducherry	-	-	-	5110333
19.	Rajasthan SPCB	-	-	4218750	-
20.	Tamil Nadu SPCB	4399166	2358333	-	-
21.	Uttar Pradesh SPCB	9586667	-	7263333	-
22.	Uttarakhand EP&PCB	3694334	-	4085833	-
23.	NEERI	-	7047000	13612000	22288000
24.	IIT Kanpur	450000	3709378	-	-

Note:- SPCB – State Pollution Control Board, SEP&PCB – State Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board, EP& PCB – Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board, PCC – Pollution Control Committee. NEERI is at present monitoring in 6 cities in 5 different states/Union territories namely Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.