ABATEMENT OF AIR POLLUTION

The State Governments of Punjab, National Capital Region (NCR) States and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) have developed detailed monitorable action plans based on the framework by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to tackle the problem of air pollution.
The newly constituted commission (CAQM) has sweeping powers in controlling air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
Also, recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs).

Important points:

In-situ Crop Residue Management- Supported by the CRM (Crop Residue Management) Scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Ex-situ Crop Residue Management.
Prohibition of Stubble/Crop Residue Burning.
Effective monitoring/enforcement.
Plans/Schemes to reduce the generation of paddy straw.
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities for the Plan of Action.

Action Plans:

Recording Fire Counts: Adopting a Standard protocol developed by ISRO for recording and monitoring the fire counts owing to Stubble burning.
In- situ Crop Residue Management : The PUSA Bio-Decomposer technology application is planned in NCR States.
Ex-situ Crop Residue Management: Promoting utilization of Paddy Straw Pellets/Briquettes for Co-firing in Thermal Power Plants.

Monitoring:

A dedicated taskforce envisaged in each NCR state to continuously monitor and take steps regularly to ensure smooth traffic management, including developing an “Intelligent Traffic Management System” (ITMS).
Petrol/Diesel vehicles more than 15/10 years old are not permitted to ply in NCR and progress is reviewed periodically.
State- wise action plans have also been prepared for control of Biomass/Municipal Solid Waste Burning and fires in Landfill Sites.
A Decision Support System (DSS) for Air Quality Emergency response.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT

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