GURUGRAM: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) had in 2016 announced the setting up of Gurugram’s 2d air high quality monitoring station. The site — IMT Manesar —was once finalised by means of the HSPCB officers, EPCA chairman Bhure Lal and participants of the civic authority.
Two years have long past by means of however the city still has only one air high quality monitoring device at Vikas Sadan that was once arrange in 2012.
The air pollution board has already ignored two points in time — October 2017 and January 2018 — for the device’s installation.
Jai Bhagwan, the regional officer of HSPCB advised TOI, “Nineteen air high quality monitoring stations had been proposed in Haryana. The approval wishes a process involving a high power acquire committee. As the process is a bit of long, it's taking time. However, things are in procedure and the city will quickly have its 2d air high quality monitoring device.”
In 2013-14, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had sanctioned 30 air high quality monitoring stations for Haryana, including 3 in Gurugram. However, in July 2017, HSPCB determined to move ahead with 19 monitoring stations in the state.
The lone ambient air high quality monitoring station at Vikas Sadan measures air pollution level in the radius of 5 to six kilometres.
The determination to install extra stations in Gurugram was once taken after the Supreme Court approved the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of CPCB.
GRAP gives out separate set of motion plan relying on the ranges of air high quality — average, poor, very poor and serious.
Two years have long past by means of however the city still has only one air high quality monitoring device at Vikas Sadan that was once arrange in 2012.
The air pollution board has already ignored two points in time — October 2017 and January 2018 — for the device’s installation.
Jai Bhagwan, the regional officer of HSPCB advised TOI, “Nineteen air high quality monitoring stations had been proposed in Haryana. The approval wishes a process involving a high power acquire committee. As the process is a bit of long, it's taking time. However, things are in procedure and the city will quickly have its 2d air high quality monitoring device.”
In 2013-14, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had sanctioned 30 air high quality monitoring stations for Haryana, including 3 in Gurugram. However, in July 2017, HSPCB determined to move ahead with 19 monitoring stations in the state.
The lone ambient air high quality monitoring station at Vikas Sadan measures air pollution level in the radius of 5 to six kilometres.
The determination to install extra stations in Gurugram was once taken after the Supreme Court approved the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of CPCB.
GRAP gives out separate set of motion plan relying on the ranges of air high quality — average, poor, very poor and serious.
Second air monitoring station not set up yet in Gurugram
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May 03, 2018
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