Table 4.
Comparison of air pollution control efforts in top and bottom performing non-attainment cities in Uttar Pradesh under NCAP.
| Top 2 non-attainment cities (Bareilly, Raebareli) showing the most improvement in achieving NCAP target |
Top 2 non-attainment cities (Gorakhpur, Prayagraj) showing the least improvement in achieving NCAP target |
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| Bareilly | Raebareli | Gorakhpur | Prayagraj | |
| Capacity building | Bareilly City requires 03 CAAQMS as per CPCB norms. 01 CAAQMS to be installed by CPCB following NGT order. Relocation of 02 CAAQMS from Varanasi and Kanpur to Bareilly proposed. |
03 Manual Stations are established and are functional at following locations: Indira Nagar (Residential); Super Market (Commercial); Amawa Road (Industrial) 01 CAAQMS to be installed by CPCB |
Three manual stations have been installed and are functional in Gorakhpur, with upgrades underway for PM2.5 monitoring. An emission inventory based on secondary data has been prepared and the draft approved by CPCB. The AQM cell at UPPCB HQ and Gorakhpur ULBs, along with the air lab at RO Gorakhpur, are operational. A study on green infrastructure development to control air pollution is in progress, including the identification of suitable sites on GIS and the publication of SOPs. | 5 Manual Stations are established and are functional at following 5. location-1.Laxmi Talkies 2. Bharat Yantra 3. Alopibagh 4. Rambagh 5. Johnstonganj. District level committee is functional and meetings are held on monthly basis. |
| Public outreach | Real-time air quality data is available on the Sameer App. Swachh Vayu App developed and operational. 100% AQI status on Sameer App and regular bulletins on UPPCB's website. |
AQI status of available on Sameer App. Swachh Vayu App has been developed and is operational. Monthly information on air quality is available on UPPCB's website | Public engagement programs, including hackathons, workshops, and school/college events, will be organized as per the Public Awareness Calendar. The Swaccha Vayu app is functional, providing an app-based system for public engagement. Daily air bulletins will be available after the installation of CAQMS, with UPPCB requesting DDMA, Gorakhpur, to integrate their CAAQMS with the CPCB national network. Monthlllly ambient air quality data is already available on the UPPCB portal. | Swachh Vayu App has been developed and is operational |
| Road dust | NNB maintains 3–5 km of pothole-free roads monthly. 720 km of roads covered using 5 water tankers (December 2020–March 2021) 4 mini and 1 big mechanical street sweeping machines deployed. Major roads identified for dust load by UPPCB study. |
8 No. of Metalled roads blacktopping and paving of roads has been done.Renovation of Road of Bacchrawan Dy from Km 5.930 to 6.190 Km—Rs. 6.26 Lac Renovation of kanhapur canal road. Rs. 27.35 Lac | Efforts are ongoing to maintain pothole-free roads and blacktop seven roads in Rapti Nagar. Fifteen kilometers of roads are identified for end-to-end paving. Four-laning of NH-29E and a 17.66 km Gorakhpur Bypass are underway. High dust areas identified include Kali Mandir, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur-Sonauli Road, and Deoria | Removal of Road Dust on major roads & streets on regular basis by PMC. Total 31 traffic intersections have been beautified by development authority. 02 water fountain installed at Bank Road, Chauraha & Mumfordganj Chauraha. |
| Vehicles | PUC Centers: 37 online PUC centers established. Vehicular Emission Checking: 157,431 vehicles checked; 1844 fined Rs. 6,73,800; 19,980 PUCs issued (FY 20–21). Fuel Quality Monitoring: Regular checks for fuel adulteration and quality.Illegal Parking Penalties: 15,363 vehicles fined Rs. 23,64,400 for illegal parking. Traffic Signal Audit: Audits conducted and functional signals installed at major intersections. | 12 PUC centres are online in Raebareli city.Traffic hotspots has been identified by Google Map Navigation and 10 traffic Hotspot identified in Raebareli.Prevent parking of vehicles in the non-designated areas |
Gorakhpur has 49 online PUC centers with certificates linked to vehicle insurance. PUC centers are connected to a remote server, eliminating manual intervention. Regular checking of vehicular emissions and issuing of PUCs is conducted. | 206 online PUC Centers are established. 206 PUC Centers & 04 Manual Pollution Measuring Instrument available for random inspection have been Linked with VAHAN 4.0 Portal |
| Industries | 21 industries identified; all installed proper APCS; regular inspections conducted. 1 industry closed; Rs. 61,00,000 EC imposed on 14 defaulters.Waste from Bareilly disposed of at Bakarganj site by Nagar Nigam; SWM proposed at Faridpur.Industries installed (Continuous Emission Monitoring System) CEMS as per Direction of CPCB |
Inspected by the regional office to investigate the burning of fuel in three industries. Continuous Emission Monitoring System has installed in red category unit M/s BIRLA CORPORATION LIMITED within raebareli city limit |
Gorakhpur has 49 air-polluting industries, regularly monitored by the office. During the emission inventory survey, 49 industries were identified, with 25 having APCS installed and 24 having sufficient stack height. Industrial units are using existing infrastructure for water sprinkling on internal roads and washing vehicle tires. Monitoring includes real-time online monitoring of industrial emissions. | Construction sites are covered by green mesh curtain. Industries have already upgrade their APCS according to latest guidelines. No. of brick kilns converted to Zig-zag technology–12 |
| Waste & Biomass- Dumping and burning | Regular monitoring of municipal waste burning resulted in Rs. 8000 fines for 10 defaulters. Identified garbage burning locations near Dhalawghar-Delapir and Karganj have supervisors for immediate action. Thirteen teams were formed to prevent open burning of biomass, crop residue, garbage, and leaves. A 500 TPD waste management facility is proposed in Faridpur, Bareilly, with the boundary wall and guard room completed. | 3 garbage burning location identified under nagar palika area. Cleaning of vacant plots is being done regularly plantaion is done on side patri of road.The Nodal Officer Ujjwala Scheme has made available to the families living in the area under the Ujjwala scheme free of cost. Promoting decentralised/bulk waste generators to segregate waste to reuse and recycle. | Garbage burning locations are geo-tagged for immediate detection. GPS-mounted vehicles (210) are used for door-to-door waste collection in all 70 wards. Fines are imposed for MSW burning, and Ward Sanitary Inspectors extinguish biomass fires with the help of safai karmcharis. | Identified Open Burning Total-53 & Fine of Rs. 25000.00 has been imposed during October–December 2020 on defaulters against open burning. Nagar Nigam/Development Authorities carried out awareness campaign and IEC Activities for source segregation of solid waste |