Presentation On

Air Pollution – Issues and Its

Control
 SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION

Major sources of air pollution in Delhi

include:
 Vehicles
 Road Re-suspension dust
 Construction Activities
 Trans-state movement of pollutants
 Industrial sources
 Thermal power stations
– 2- Coal based
– 3- Gas Based
 1.
DUST POLLUTION AT
CONSTRUCTION SITES
Pictorial Depiction
of Dust Pollution
at Construction
Sites
Pictorial Depiction of
Construction materials
lying on roadside
 NGT Order With Respect
To Compensation On
Construction Related Works
National Green Tribunal in OA 21 of 2014 titled “Vardhaman Kaushik Vs
Union of India & Ors.” regarding Air Pollution in Delhi vide its order dated
10.04.2015 has imposed compensation on construction related works as
under:
….(XVII) (b) “If any person, owner and or builder
is found to be violating any of the conditions stated
in this order and or for their non-compliance such
person, owner, builder shall be liable to pay
compensation of Rs. 50,000/- per default in relation
to construction activity at its site and Rs. 5,000/-
for each violation during carriage and transportation
of constriction material, debris through trucks or
other vehicles, in terms of section 15 of the NGT
Act on the principle of polluter pay…”
Measures to Control Dust
Pollution at Construction
sites
Simple Measures to Control Dust Pollution at
Construction Sites
•Put tarpaulin on scaffolding around
the area of construction and the
building.

•Do not store any construction

material particularly sand on any part
of the street, roads in any colony.

•The construction material of any kind

that is stored in the site should be
fully covered in all respects .
•Use of covering sheet to prevent dust
dispersion at buildings and
infrastructure site, which are being
constructed.
•Trucks or other vehicles carrying
construction material and debris shall be
fully covered and protected.

•The vehicles carrying construction material

and construction debris of any kind should be
cleaned before it is permitted to ply on the
road after uploading of such material.

•Transport construction material and debris

waste to construction site, dumping site or
any other place in accordance with rules.

•All builders shall ensure that C&D waste is

transported to the C&D Waste site only and
due record in that behalf shall be maintained
by the builders transporters and NCR of
Delhi.

•The dust emissions from the construction

site should be completely controlled and all
precautions taken in that behalf.
•Every worker working on the
construction site and involved in
loading, uploading and carriage of
construction material and construction
debris shall be provided with mask to
prevent inhalation of dust particles.

•Every owner and or builder shall to

provide all medical help, investigation
and treatment to the workers involved
in the construction of building and
carry of construction material and
debris relatable to dust emission.
•Fix sprinklers, create of green air
barriers.

•Compulsory use of wetjet in

grinding and stone cutting.

• Put Wind breaking walls around

construction site.
 2.
POLLUTION FROM OPEN
BURNING OF LEAVES,
GARBAGE, PLASTIC, ETC
OPEN BURNING OF LEAVES AT PARKS
AND GARDENS
Open garbage burning causing smoke and
release of harmful gases
OPEN BURNING AT LANDFILL SITES
 NGT Order With Respect To
Compensation On Burning Of
Garbage, Leaves etc
National Green Tribunal in OA 21 of 2014 titled
“Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Ors.” regarding
Air Pollution in Delhi vide its order dated 28.04.2015 has
imposed compensation on burning of any kind of garbage
leaves, waste plastic, rubber, self –moulding compound
and such other material in open as under:
….(5) “..the person who is found actually burning
such material and/or responsible for or abating such
burning would be liable to pay compensation in terms
of the Section 15 of the National Green Tribunal
Act, 2010 for polluting the environment and would be
liable to pay a sum of Rs. 5,000, to be paid
instantaneously.”
SIMPLE MEASURES TO CONTROL BURNING
OF LEAVES IN PARKS AND GARDENS

Develop Compost pits at parks

and gardens and use the manure.
 ALTERNATIVES TO BURNING OF
PLASTIC, PAPER ETC.

Recycle and Reuse