Presentation On Air Pollution – Issues and Its Control (Part-I) Dr. Chetna Anand Scientist, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI As per the study conducted by IIT Kanpur in 2015, the major sources of air pollution in Delhi are:- ◦ Vehicular pollution ◦ Road Re-suspension dust ◦ Dust generated due to construction and demolition activities ◦ Burning of dry leaves/garbage etc. ◦ Trans-state movement of pollutants specially due to burning of crop residue in neighboring states of Punjab, Haryana and UP ◦ Industrial sources. Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has augmented its Ambient Air Quality monitoring infrastructure by installing 20 new state of art Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations ( CAAQMS) in Delhi. The old network had only Six stations and by this addition Delhi has network of 26 stations operated by DPCC. Total Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in Delhi – 40 (26 of DPCC + 6 of CPCB+8 of IITM) Narela Alipur CAAQMS Bawan a DTU Rohin i Pitampura Dhirpur Wazirpu Jahangirpu Sonia r ri Vihar Ashok Dilshad Garden Vihar DU Mundk Civil a Punjabi Lines Vivek Bagh Vihar Vasundhra Shadipur Mandir Anand Ghaziabad Marg Vihar ITO Pusa NPL Pusa Mother Sector Dairy 62 Noida NSIT Dwarka National Stadium JLN Stadium Lodhi Sec Rd 8,Dwarka R.K.Pura Nehru m Nagar IGI IGI Siri fort T3 T3 Najafgar Mathura Road h DPCC Sector 125 Noida IITM Aourbindo CPCB Marg Okhl a UPPCB HSPCB Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Aya Nagar Range Gurugram(Rajiv Chawk) NISE,Gurugram Faridabad Sector 16 1. DUST POLLUTION AT CONSTRUCTION SITES Awareness Material Awareness Material Awareness Material Pictorial Depiction of Dust Pollution at Construction Sites Pictorial Depiction of Construction materials lying on roadside NGT Order With Respect To Compensation On Construction Related Works National Green Tribunal in OA 21 of 2014 titled “Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Ors.” regarding Air Pollution in Delhi vide its order dated 10.04.2015 has imposed compensation on construction related works as under: a. On spot fine for violations at construction site: I. If the offending construction in plot upto 100 sq. mt. the environment compensation would be Rs. 10,000/- II. If the offending construction in more than 100 sq. mt. but upto 200 sq. mt. the environment compensation would be Rs. 20,000/- III.It the offending construction is in a plot more than 200 sq. mt. But less than 500 sq. mt. the environmental compensation would be rs. 30,000/- IV. If the offending construction is in a plot area of more than 500 sq. mt. the environmental compensation would be Rs. 50,000/- V. Wherever the constructed area in more than 20,000/- sq. mt. the environmental compensation would be Rs. 5 Lakhs. b. Fine of Rs. 5000/- for each dumping of construction and other waste material in public places. c. Fine of Rs. 5000/- for each violation during carriage and transportation of construction material, debris through trucks or other vehicles. d. Ban on dumping of construction material into the Yamuna with imposition of a fine of Rs. 50,000/- on the violators. Measures to Control Dust Pollution at Construction sites Simple Measures to Control Dust Pollution at Construction Sites •Put tarpaulin on scaffolding around the area of construction and the building. •Do not store any construction material particularly sand on any part of the street, roads in any colony. •The construction material of any kind that is stored in the site should be fully covered in all respects . •Use of covering sheet to prevent dust dispersion at buildings and infrastructure site, which are being constructed. •Trucks or other vehicles carrying construction material and debris shall be fully covered and protected. •The vehicles carrying construction material and construction debris of any kind should be cleaned before it is permitted to ply on the road after uploading of such material. •Transport construction material and debris waste to construction site, dumping site or any other place in accordance with rules. •All builders shall ensure that C&D waste is transported to the C&D Waste site only and due record in that behalf shall be maintained by the builders transporters and NCR of Delhi. •The dust emissions from the construction site should be completely controlled and all precautions taken in that behalf. •Every worker working on the construction site and involved in loading, uploading and carriage of construction material and construction debris shall be provided with mask to prevent inhalation of dust particles. •Every owner and or builder shall to provide all medical help, investigation and treatment to the workers involved in the construction of building and carry of construction material and debris relatable to dust emission. •Fix sprinklers, create of green air barriers. •Compulsory use of wetjet in grinding and stone cutting. • Put Wind breaking walls around construction site. Whom to Approach: •All municipal Corporations (East Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, and North Delhi Municipal Corporation), New Delhi Municipal Council, Delhi Cantonment Board, Delhi Development Authority, Public Works Department, •SDM and Tehsildars of all the Districts (Revenue Department) •Delhi Pollution Control Committee. •Delhi Traffic Police. What a Citizen can do on finding violation: To receive the public complaints in order to control dust pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has opened whatsapp account with mobile number a “9717593501”. 2. POLLUTION FROM OPEN BURNING OF LEAVES, GARBAGE, PLASTIC, ETC OPEN BURNING OF LEAVES AT PARKS AND GARDENS Open garbage burning causing smoke and release of harmful gases OPEN BURNING AT LANDFILL SITES NGT Order With Respect To Compensation On Burning Of Garbage, Leaves etc National Green Tribunal in OA 21 of 2014 titled “Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Ors.” regarding Air Pollution in Delhi vide its order dated 28.04.2015 has imposed compensation on burning of any kind of garbage leaves, waste plastic, rubber, self –moulding compound and such other material in open as under: ….(5) “..the person who is found actually burning such material and/or responsible for or abating such burning would be liable to pay compensation in terms of the Section 15 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 for polluting the environment and would be liable to pay a sum of Rs. 5,000, to be paid instantaneously.” SIMPLE MEASURES TO CONTROL BURNING OF LEAVES IN PARKS AND GARDENS Develop Compost pits at parks and gardens and use the manure. Recycle and Reuse .