Two Himachal cities get ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2022 Awards’ for air high quality

By means of PTI

SHIMLA: Sundernagar and Nalagarh cities of Himachal Pradesh bagged 2nd and 3rd puts, respectively, on the nationwide Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2022 Awards instituted via the Nationwide Blank Air Programme.

Union Minister for Atmosphere Woodland and Local weather Trade Bhupendra Yadav and Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal gave the award on Saturday in Bhubaneswar right through a world convention titled ‘Vayu’.

Leader Medical Officer at Himachal Pradesh State Air pollution Keep watch over Board Dr Manoj Chauhan won the money award of Rs 25 lakh and Rs 12.5 lakh for the 2 cities, respectively, on behalf of the state, a liberate issued right here stated.

The board’s member secretary Apoorv Devgan stated the state followed a multi-pronged technique via involving all stakeholder departments and ready an motion plan for mitigation of air air pollution in all non-attainment towns and cities (NAC/Ts). The state board has upgraded its air tracking capacity in all of the NAC/Ts.

Additional, efficient periodic evaluate of Air High quality Tracking Committee’s (AQMC)motion plan and efforts of the State Air pollution Keep watch over Board in addition to efforts on the town stage have resulted in over 40 consistent with cent aid in particulate PM10 focus, he stated.

PM10 is the time period used for a mix of cast debris and liquid droplets present in air. The state’s total Air High quality Index has additionally stepped forward to 61 from 81 right through the bottom yr 2017, he added.

SHIMLA: Sundernagar and Nalagarh cities of Himachal Pradesh bagged 2nd and 3rd puts, respectively, on the nationwide Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2022 Awards instituted via the Nationwide Blank Air Programme.

Union Minister for Atmosphere Woodland and Local weather Trade Bhupendra Yadav and Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal gave the award on Saturday in Bhubaneswar right through a world convention titled ‘Vayu’.

Leader Medical Officer at Himachal Pradesh State Air pollution Keep watch over Board Dr Manoj Chauhan won the money award of Rs 25 lakh and Rs 12.5 lakh for the 2 cities, respectively, on behalf of the state, a liberate issued right here stated.

The board’s member secretary Apoorv Devgan stated the state followed a multi-pronged technique via involving all stakeholder departments and ready an motion plan for mitigation of air air pollution in all non-attainment towns and cities (NAC/Ts). The state board has upgraded its air tracking capacity in all of the NAC/Ts.

Additional, efficient periodic evaluate of Air High quality Tracking Committee’s (AQMC)motion plan and efforts of the State Air pollution Keep watch over Board in addition to efforts on the town stage have resulted in over 40 consistent with cent aid in particulate PM10 focus, he stated.

PM10 is the time period used for a mix of cast debris and liquid droplets present in air. The state’s total Air High quality Index has additionally stepped forward to 61 from 81 right through the bottom yr 2017, he added.