Air Pollution Control in India

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN INDIA Air pollutionis the introduction ofchemicals, particulate matter, orbiological materialsthat cause harm or discomfort to humans or other lively organisms, or cause damage to thenatural environmentorbuilt environment, into theatmosphere. The first law against way pollution was passed in 1873. Air pollution can be classified broadly in 2 types 1) Urban * Industrialization * Vehicles The increasing number of vehicles and industries constitute a major source for air pollution in urban argonas. Heavy subsidy on Diesel also contributed to urban air pollution. 2) agrarian * Indoor air pollution Indoor air pollution is caused due to poor availability of resources. It is outright and indirectly linked to lack of awareness and unaffordability which can be tackled by creating more employment opportunities for batch. In India around 60% of the total population lives in rural areas and thus pollution caused due to indoor(prenominal) burning of solids is also very high. Case study Bhopal Gas tragedy (1984) The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, involving a colossal release of 40 tonnes heavier-than-air toxic methylisocyanate (MIC) waste, resulted in the death or injury of many thousands of people in the surrounding residential areas.It is attributed to the failure of safety systems, which allowed forty tones of the poisonous methyl isocyanate from the Union Carbide plant, to change integrity with water at a high temperature. Half a million people were exposed to the gas and 20,000 have died to date as a result of their exposure. More than 120,000 people still suffer from ailments caused by the accident and the subsequent pollution at the plant site. These ailments include blindness, extreme difficulty in breathing, and gynaecological disorders. Controlling Air PollutionNational Air Quality Monitoring Program (NAMP)- The objectives of the N. A. M. P. are to confine status and trends of ambient air quality to ascertain whether the prescribed ambien t air quality standards are violated to Identify Non-attainment Cities to obtain the knowledge and viewing necessary for developing preventive and corrective measures and to understand the natural cleansing process undergoing in the environment through pollution dilution, dispersion, wind based movement, juiceless deposition, precipitation and chemical transformation of pollutants generated.UNEPs Indian Solar Loan Program- The aim of this effort is to help Canara chamfer and Syndicate bank develop lending portfolios specifically targeted at financing solar home systems (SHS). With the resist of the UN Foundation and Shell Foundation, the project provides an interest rate subsidy to lower the cost to customers of SHS financing.