start with disseminating information on • how much is the pollution • where is the pollution • when is the pollution • what are the sources
how do we address the problem?
ouranswer….
people cover their unwillingness to act under the guise of unending inquiry… we can't do anything because, we don't yet know everything…
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show (final episode, 2015)
so,wheredowestart?
SourceContribu-ons
industries
vehicleexhaust
powerplants
roaddust
domes8cfuels
garbageburning
construc8on%
%%
%
%
%
%
AirPollu8oninIndianCi8es
GBD2010(Lancet,2012)
6th
~627,000prematuredeaths
~100,000fromhouseholdpollu8ontooutdoor
450
Allmanualsta8ons
30-40%collec8on
LimitedCAMS
LimitedPM2.5
Limitedaccess
Sta8onsunderthena8onalambientmonitoringprogram(NAMP)
Whereisthedata?
Ques8on
Dowewantdiscon8nuousinforma8onfortenpollutants
Or
Dowewantcon8nuousinforma8onforonecri8calpollutantattenloca8ons
7500crores
forupto30CAMSpercity,in50ci8es,for10yearsofopera8ons
500crores
forupto50BAMS(PM2.5only)percity,in50ci8es,for10yearsofopera8ons
75crores
forupto100lowcostPM2.5monitorspercity,in50ci8es,for10yearsofopera8ons
BusStops
Walk
Cycle
2-WheelersAutoRickshaw
CarOW(Open-window)
BusOW
BusAC
CarACMetroPlaaorm
Metro
PM2.5 Monitor GPS Relative Humidity
In-vehiclePM2.5exposure
Goeletal.,2015
AirPollu8onModelinginDelhi
Resultsfrom3DEulerianChemicalTransportModeling@1kmgridresolu8onovera80x80km2domain
h2p://delhiairquality.info
In Delhi, 20 min of idling for cars = Rs. 1 crores in fuel losses (~$150,000) per day
Driving8meisspentidlingforpassenger
cars
LudhianaDelhiVizag
Goel&Gu>kunda,2014
On-roadIdlingPollu8on
20%
Fuel Station Surveys
2-3 minutes per response
age mix vehicle usage by age
fuel efficiency
Goeletal.,2014
Na8onalTransportEmissions20302012
2030
PlanningCommissionsNDTPCreport;GuHkundaandMohan,2013More@hNp://www.urbanemissions.info
Coal-firedthermalpowerplants
DrakstandardsproposedinApril,2015AmendedinDecember,2015
AtmosphericEnvironment(2014)
30 100 100 0.03
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oldnew
oldnew
People cover their unwillingness to act under the guise of unending inquiry - we can't do anything because, we don't yet know everything
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show (final episode, 2015)