Polluted Cities Now Have Time to Reduce Emissions

NEW DELHI: To be finalized by the end of the month to fight against air pollution, the National Program for Air Sanitation might not have uniform objectives for all polluted cities, but will indicate a timetable for the actions recently suggested by Niti Aayog.

"The ministry will incorporate Aayog's latest 15-point plan and timetable into the NCAP, but we can suggest it to states and help them build their capacity. even set their own targets for reducing emissions, "said a senior official. He said: "We, in any case, will not let go of our ambition.The Center will work with the states for their specific plans and objectives to the city."

Although NITI Aayog's project – Breathe India: A Plan of Action to Combat Air Pollution – focuses only on the 10 most polluted cities in the country, suggestions can be made for almost all uncompleted cities. identified as part of the proposed National Action Plan.

A city that does not reach the targets is considered to have a worse air quality than the national standards of ambient air quality. The Aayog plan includes both short- and long-term measures to be taken by cities.

Environmentalists, however, found Aayog's suggestions quite unrealistic. "He talks about various measures, but is completely silent about the direction of the reforms.It does not even refer to the NCAP.They all seem to work in a vacuum," said environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta.

"This will be a positive step to eliminate private diesel vehicles by 2022. But, how are you going to do it when you continue to allow the registration of diesel vehicles now?" tell you to a newly registered car owner to stop using it after four years? The project is full of such general suggestions. "