Action Plan for Control of Air Pollution in Non-Attainment City of Bihar (Patna) By
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ACTION PLAN FOR CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION IN NON-ATTAINMENT CITY OF BIHAR (PATNA) BY BIHAR STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Parivesh Bhawan, Patliputra Industrial Area, P.O.-Sadakat Ashram, Patna–800 010 Action Plan for Control of Air Pollution in Non-Attainment City of Bihar (Patna) Preamble: Patna, the capital of Bihar is situated on southern bank of holy river Ganga at 25030' - 25040'N latitude & 85010' - 85020'E longitude and about 53m above sea level. It is spread over an area of 110 Sq km and has a population of 16.84 Lakh (City)/20.49 Lakh (Urban Agglomerations) as per census 2011. The Patna agglomeration includes Patna Municipal Corporation Area, Patliputra Housing Colony, Phulwarisharif, Danapur Nizamat, Danapur Cantonment, Khagaul etc. Total no. of vehicles registered as on July 2018 in Patna District with Transport Department is 14,37,562 (Truck: 50171, Bus: 8637, Car: 190865, Taxi: 18460, Jeep: 40627, Three Wheeler: 70200, Two Wheeler: 1009397, Tractor: 27270, Trailer: 16115 and others: 5820). The major sources of air pollution in Patna are road dust, vehicular emission, domestic fuel burning, open waste burning, construction activities, industrial emissions etc. Bihar State Pollution Control is regularly monitoring the ambient air quality at Patna through Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) installed at Indira Gandhi Science Complex; Planetarium premises and Beltron Bhawan, Shastrinagar & Gandhi Maidan, Bankipur Bus Depot under NAMP. Particulate Matter (PM10 & PM2.5) has been identified as main air pollutant as it is found above the prescribed national standards. This is mainly due to re- suspension of road dust, emission from vehicles, D.G. sets, construction activities, burning of domestic fossil fuels, open burning of solid wastes, transportation of construction materials such as sand, soil etc. without covering and emission from brick kilns located around Patna. NO2 also has been observed an alarming level. This is mainly due to vehicular emissions. Plying of old vehicles and traffic congestion causes higher level of NO2. It has been observed that air quality of Patna during winter season becomes very poor & severe due to condensation of fine particulate matter in the lower portions of the atmosphere. Action Plan for Control of Air Pollution in Non-Attainment city of Bihar 1. Name of the city : Patna 2. Air Pollution concerns : PM10, PM2.5, NO2 3. Air pollution levels: (provide range of 24- : Annexed as Annexure-1 houly average concentration values; annual average for past five years; No. days in various AQI categories) 4. Months with high air pollution levels : January, February, November & December. Sl. SECTOR ACTION POINTS Technology/Infrastruc Implementation Implementation Time Target No ture requirement period (Short – agency for (TR/IR)/ Methods 6 months, Med- Implementa (M)/ Outcome (OC) <2 yrs.), long – tion (>2 yrs.) Introduction of Electric buses with proper support Bihar State infrastructure Road Transport (charging stations) Corporation OC—Public (BSRTC), December- Addition of new transportation in play 2024 buses to public Long will reduce the Private Bus transport system – 1 number of private Owners Electric buses, vehicles plying in the Hybrid diesel city. This will reduce Transport buses, CNG buses the total emission Department load form tail-pipe Transportation emissions Industry TR—Introduction of Department CNG buses Long OC—Public transportation in play will reduce the number of private vehicles plying in the city. This will reduce the total emission load form tail-pipe emissions Check on more December than 15 years 2018 Short diesel commercial vehicles Restriction on OC- Reduction In Medium December plying and phasing black carbon 2019 out of 15 years old emissions commercial diesel driven vehicles. M- Policy reforms OC- Reduction In December Ban on registration black carbon 2019 of diesel driven emissions Medium auto rickshaw’s and tempo. M- Policy reforms TR—E-rickshaws December- 2022 OC—Reduction of Complete ban on emission load from 2-stroke autos and Medium autos replacing them - TR—CNG based autos with CNG based Long vehicle or EV OC—Reduction of emission load from autos 1) PUC check December- (every 6 2020 months) and 2) Better PUC check infrastructure Transport Dept. and Govt. of Bihar OC—With better PUC management infrastructure and (Hon’ble strict pollution norms Supreme court Medium emission from private of India in and public vehicle will W.P.(C) no decrease 13029/1985 that pollution testing centres should be set up with in premises of all petrol pumps) TR—Proper December- infrastructure to 2021 increase the adoption rate of cleaner fuels Incentivising the use of cleaner OC—Reduction of fuels - electric emission load from Medium vehicle and private vehicles which (CNG/LPG) for switched to private vehicles Electric/CNG/LPG based vehicle from Petrol/Diesel based vehicles M—Installing DPF December- filters to existing 2020 Installation of diesel vehicles Diesel Particulate Transport Dept. Medium Filter (DPF) in all Govt. of Bihar OC—Reduction of the diesel vehicles emission load from diesel vehicles OC- Reduction in December Good traffic Emission due non 2020 management congestion including re- TR- Policy intervention Medium Traffic police direction of traffic movement to avoid congestion. OC- Reduction in Immediate Demarcated lanes Emission due non for E rickshaw’s congestion Short Traffic police plying for public TR- Policy commuting Intervention OC- Traffic congestion December & road encroachment 2023 reduction, emission reduction Development of Long PMC Multi level parking M- Land space demarcation around public transportation hotspots OC- Reduction in December Monitoring of emission Transport & 2019 Short-Medium Vehicle fitness Traffic dept. M- Audit systems OC- Reduction in April 2019 District Checking on fuel emission Short Administration adulteration & Oil companies M- Audit systems OC- Reduction in April 2019 Periodic calibration emission test of vehicular BSPCB & emission Short M- Audit systems Transport monitoring instrument. Complete ban of carriage transport, heavy vehicles, during peak hours (8:00 -11:00 am & 5:00 - 8 pm). Short Traffic police April 2019 (Arranging alternate routes to OC—Reduction in all carriage peak hour traffic will transports facilitate faster vehicle between) movement and reduce tail- pipe emission Launch drive against any vehicle with visible smoke Short Traffic police April 2019 coming out of it and ensure strict compliances Adapting new technologies for Adapting Cleaner December Medium Brick kilns technology 2019 Setting up of policies and Institutions that Random auditing 1) Conduct Random for auditing for air 1) Air pollution pollution control December measures measures Medium 2019 2) Online reporting 2) Prevents opening up Bihar State systems in the of new industries Pollution industries that fall under Red Control Board Category and (BSPCB) 2 Orange Category. Introduction and Dept. of Industry shifting towards Industries M- Regulatory December cleaner fuels in Medium (Bihar) requirements 2019 Induction and casting industries Shifting of M- Regulatory December Polluting Industries Long requirements 2021 Ban on Polluting M- Regulatory Short June 2019 Industries requirements OC- Reduction in emission from stubble Check Stubble burnings Dept. Of December Medium burning M- Regulatory as well Agriculture 2020 as Awareness Sensitization Identify Garbage burning locations and strict enforcement of NGT (2016) rules regarding prohibition of garbage burning. OC—Reduction in emission load from 3 Short PMC Immediate Promoting waste garbage burning composting plants at city level Recycling plants Biomass & Garbage Burning Burning Garbage & Biomass for dry waste. Establishing waste to energy plants (WTE) Increasing the LPG connections in low M—Increase in LPG Food And Civil income strata. To connection Supplies December 4 Medium mandate LPG/Bio OC—Reduction in Department 2020 gas in commercial emission load Domestic eateries. OC—Reduction in total South Bihar Ensuring emission load from Power uninterrupted December kerosene lamps (as Medium Distribution electric supply with 2019 power cut backup will Company in the city. not be required) Limited Ensure easy M—Improvement in availability of LPG/Bio gas affordable cleaner infrastructure Food & Civil December cooking fuels (LPG Medium supplies Dept. 2020 in urban areas & biogas in rural areas) Construction OC—Reduction in materials should emission load from Short Traffic Police Immediate be transported in dust covered vehicles To mandate facility of tar road inside the construction OC—Reduction in site for movement December emission load from Medium of vehicles 2019 dust carrying PMC construction material Promotion of the use of OC—Reduction in December prefabricated emission load from Long 2020 blocks for building dust construction 5 Strict enforcement of CPCB guidelines for construction OC—Reduction in (use of green emission load from Short BSPCB Immediate screens, side dust covering of digging sites, etc.) Construction & Demolition& Construction Demolition & Construction Sites OC- Reduction in Short PMC Immediate should be covered Road Dust from all sides Restriction on OC- reduction in road storage of dust construction Short PMC Immediate materials along the road. To take Mechanical sweeping appropriate action 1) Identifying the to remove road road stretch with PMC dust/silt regularly high silt content & Urban by using 2) Procuring the Medium Development mechanical mechanical