Install assessed air quality monitoring stations in a year: NGT to state
Install assessed air quality monitoring stations in a year: NGT to state At present, the proposal is to install 202 CAAQMS in 114 cities, out of which process to install 152 is underway Current Affairs :The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday guided all state contamination control sheets to introduce evaluated air quality checking stations inside a year and submit quarterly progress reports to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A seat headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel gave a large number of bearings on the issue of air contamination and looked for first report on establishment of air quality checking stations by April 1, 2020. The green board noticed that the criteria to introduce stations has been developed dependent on populace and territory of the urban areas, as indicated by which 800 Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) and 1,250 manual stations are required notwithstanding the current ones. At present, the propos...