GURUGRAM: The city’s reasonable annual air pollution degree has been increasing incessantly during the last three years. If this development continues, it received’t be lengthy earlier than town climbs upper than the 11th spot it these days finds itself in on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) index of the 15 maximum polluted cities on the earth.
Note serving to the case is neighbouring Faridabad, which is ranked upper than Delhi (sixth) at 2nd spot.
According to Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) information, the annual reasonable PM 2.5 degree in the city increased to 133 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) in 2017 from 113 µg/m³ in 2016, up via round 17%. Till April 2018, the average climbed upper, to 137.04 µg/m³.
This means that the average PM2.5 concentration in the air on any given day is no less than two instances greater than the nationwide secure usual (60µg/m³). The WHO index is based on its 2016 database, which put Gurugram’s annual PM2.5 degree at 113 µg/m³. The organisation has no longer released its 2017 database yet.
Going via HSPCB information, the level of PM 2.5 remained within the nationwide requirements simplest all through two months in Gurugram— August 2016 (55.98 µg/m³) and August 2017 (49.55 µg/m³) — in the final 27 months.
While December was essentially the most polluted month in 2017 with the per month reasonable of PM2.5 recorded at 217.01 µg/m³, November was essentially the most polluted month in 2016 with a per month reasonable of PM2.5 recorded at 211.35 µg/m³. In 2018, January has been essentially the most polluted month so far, with a per month reasonable of PM2.5 recorded at 137.04 µg/m³.
As India’s air air pollution monitoring community progressed up to now few years with extra cities being monitored, the number of its cities in the most sensible polluters’ checklist zoomed.
According to mavens, with the set up of extra air high quality monitoring methods in NCR cities, the real scenario of air high quality in the region has been uncovered.
“After putting in extra air high quality monitoring stations in NCR cities, we began receiving information of air high quality in cities like Gurugram and Faridabad. It shows how vital is it to watch the air air pollution ranges,” stated Anumita Roy Chowdhary, executive director (policy and advocacy), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). “The center of attention must be shifted to stringent actions and compliances now. The state governments can’t simplest declare that they have got a plan of actions in position. It is very vital to make sure that all norms and courtroom selections are strictly implement-ed in whole NCR, no longer just in Delhi.”
Jai Bhagwan, regional officer, HSPCB, claimed the authorities, in keeping with the norms, have been taking all conceivable measures to convey down air pollution ranges. “It’s true that monitoring air high quality has revealed the real scenario. Dust from roads and large development activities are major elements accountable for major dip in air high quality in the city,” he stated.
Niranjan Raje, former member of Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA), claimed that the authorities wake up and act simplest when there's a disaster, typically after Diwali.
During Diwali, air air pollution peaks in NCR-Delhi owing to bursting of crackers and burning of crop residue via farmers.
“However, the WHO document obviously states that the annual reasonable is sort of two instances greater than that of the secure requirements. Therefore, there's a wish to enforce the measures all over the yr, and the point of interest must even be on NCR cities like Gurugram and Faridabad,” Raje stated.
Environmental activist Vivek Kamboj stated the authorities at all times overlooked a steep decline in woodland house and green duvet in the region. “According to the hot woodland survey document of India, there has been a negligible 0.01% build up in woodland duvet up to now two years in Haryana, because of this it'll take no less than 200 years for the state to increase the woodland duvet via 1%. Unfortunately, the Aravalis has no longer been given the woodland status,” he stated.
Note serving to the case is neighbouring Faridabad, which is ranked upper than Delhi (sixth) at 2nd spot.
According to Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) information, the annual reasonable PM 2.5 degree in the city increased to 133 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) in 2017 from 113 µg/m³ in 2016, up via round 17%. Till April 2018, the average climbed upper, to 137.04 µg/m³.
This means that the average PM2.5 concentration in the air on any given day is no less than two instances greater than the nationwide secure usual (60µg/m³). The WHO index is based on its 2016 database, which put Gurugram’s annual PM2.5 degree at 113 µg/m³. The organisation has no longer released its 2017 database yet.
Going via HSPCB information, the level of PM 2.5 remained within the nationwide requirements simplest all through two months in Gurugram— August 2016 (55.98 µg/m³) and August 2017 (49.55 µg/m³) — in the final 27 months.
While December was essentially the most polluted month in 2017 with the per month reasonable of PM2.5 recorded at 217.01 µg/m³, November was essentially the most polluted month in 2016 with a per month reasonable of PM2.5 recorded at 211.35 µg/m³. In 2018, January has been essentially the most polluted month so far, with a per month reasonable of PM2.5 recorded at 137.04 µg/m³.
As India’s air air pollution monitoring community progressed up to now few years with extra cities being monitored, the number of its cities in the most sensible polluters’ checklist zoomed.
According to mavens, with the set up of extra air high quality monitoring methods in NCR cities, the real scenario of air high quality in the region has been uncovered.
“After putting in extra air high quality monitoring stations in NCR cities, we began receiving information of air high quality in cities like Gurugram and Faridabad. It shows how vital is it to watch the air air pollution ranges,” stated Anumita Roy Chowdhary, executive director (policy and advocacy), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). “The center of attention must be shifted to stringent actions and compliances now. The state governments can’t simplest declare that they have got a plan of actions in position. It is very vital to make sure that all norms and courtroom selections are strictly implement-ed in whole NCR, no longer just in Delhi.”
Jai Bhagwan, regional officer, HSPCB, claimed the authorities, in keeping with the norms, have been taking all conceivable measures to convey down air pollution ranges. “It’s true that monitoring air high quality has revealed the real scenario. Dust from roads and large development activities are major elements accountable for major dip in air high quality in the city,” he stated.
Niranjan Raje, former member of Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA), claimed that the authorities wake up and act simplest when there's a disaster, typically after Diwali.
During Diwali, air air pollution peaks in NCR-Delhi owing to bursting of crackers and burning of crop residue via farmers.
“However, the WHO document obviously states that the annual reasonable is sort of two instances greater than that of the secure requirements. Therefore, there's a wish to enforce the measures all over the yr, and the point of interest must even be on NCR cities like Gurugram and Faridabad,” Raje stated.
Environmental activist Vivek Kamboj stated the authorities at all times overlooked a steep decline in woodland house and green duvet in the region. “According to the hot woodland survey document of India, there has been a negligible 0.01% build up in woodland duvet up to now two years in Haryana, because of this it'll take no less than 200 years for the state to increase the woodland duvet via 1%. Unfortunately, the Aravalis has no longer been given the woodland status,” he stated.
In Gurugram, pollution level rising each year, 17% rise in 2017
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