Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Pollution in Rural Areas, 10/05/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Pollution in Rural Areas, 10/05/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) is monitoring air quality, water quality and noise levels across the country under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP), National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP) and National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network (NANMN) respectively. The NAMP network comprises 612 operating monitoring stations located in 254 cities/towns in 29 states and 5 UTs. The NWMP network comprises of 2500 locations covering 445 rivers, 154 lakes, 12 tanks, 78 ponds, 25 canals, 41 creeks, 45 drains, 10 water treatment plants and 807 groundwater wells in 29 states and 6 UTs. The NANMN network covers 7 metro cities. CPCB does not have monitoring network in rural areas. However ambient air quality monitoring is conducted in 04 locations in rural areas in Punjab under NAMP. The analysis of air quality data during 2015 indicates that the values of SO2 and NO2 within the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) put particulate matter exceeding the NAAQS at all 4 locations. The amount allocated for mitigation of pollution during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Rajasthan is annexed.