Assessment of the effectiveness of policy interventions for Air Quality Control Regions in Delhi city

Goyal, Prachi; Gulia, Sunil; Goyal, Sanjeev; Kumar, Rakesh

doi:10.1007/s11356-019-06236-1

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“…Moreover, the use of a modern public transport system was promoted in recent years to reduce traffic emissions. While these measures reduce the exhaust emissions, the maximum reduction is expected in road dust resuspension emission ( Singh et al, 2020a , Singh et al, 2020b ) by regular road dust cleaning by mechanized vacuum dust cleaners ( Goyal et al, 2019 ; Gulia et al, 2018 ). Other measures include dust control from the building and road construction activities.…”

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Exceedances and trends of particulate matter (PM2.5) in five Indian megacities

Singh

Biswal

2021

Science of The Total Environment

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Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is the leading environmental risk factor that requires regular monitoring and analysis for effective air quality management. This work presents the variability, trend, and exceedance analysis of PM 2.5 measured at US Embassy and Consulate in five Indian megacities (Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi) for six years (2014–2019). Among all cities, Delhi is found to be the most polluted city followed by Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai. The trend analysis for six years for five megacities suggests a statistically significant decreasing trend ranging from 1.5 to 4.19 μg/m 3 (2%–8%) per year. Distinct diurnal, seasonal, and monthly variations are observed in the five cities due to the different site locations and local meteorology. All cities show the highest and lowest concentrations in the winter and monsoon months respectively except for Chennai which observed the lowest levels in April. All the cities consistently show morning peaks (~08: 00–10:00 h) and the lowest level in late afternoon hours (~15:00–16:00 h). We found that the PM 2.5 levels in the cities exceed WHO standards and Indian NAAQS for 50% and 33% of days in a year except for Chennai. Delhi is found to have more than 200 days of exceedances in a year and experiences an average 15 number of episodes per year when the level exceeds the Indian NAAQS. The trends in the exceedance with a varying threshold (20–380 μg/m 3 ) suggest that not only is the annual mean PM 2.5 decreasing in Delhi but also the number of exceedances is decreasing. This decrease can be attributed to the recent policies and regulations implemented in Delhi and other cities for the abatement of air pollution. However, stricter compliance of the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) policies can further accelerate the reduction of the pollution levels.

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Exceedances and trends of particulate matter (PM2.5) in five Indian megacities

Singh

Biswal

2021

Science of The Total Environment

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“…In 2019, the Delhi EV policy was implemented (Goyal et al, 2019), so the second exclusion at step 2 is period 2019-21 and the final exclusion on SDG coverage, leading to a sample of 28 studies to review analysis.…”

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“…The policy extends a purchase incentive of INR 10,000 per kWh of battery capacity per electric four-wheeler (Bansal and Agarwal, 2018). A purchase incentive of INR 5,000 per kWh of battery capacity is also being extended for each electric two-wheeler (Goyal et al, 2019). Purchase of electric auto, electric rickshaw and the electric car also benefit from a purchase incentive of INR 30,000 per vehicle (Goyal et al, 2019).…”

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Technology aspect of Electric Vehicles Initiative's social sustainability

Tyagi

Vishwakarma

2021

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PurposeThe Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) is a multi-government policy forum devoted to speed up the introduction and adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide. EVI key themes for sustainable development include energy-efficient transportation with e-mobility (drive-by science and technology), reduced greenhouse gas emissions, decreased oil dependence and improved local air quality. India's transport sector contributes around 142 million tons of CO2 every year, with road transport contributing 123 million tons.Design/methodology/approachReview methodology forms a basis for knowledge development, creating guidelines for policy and practice. Quality assessment of review articles is by using mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT).FindingsThe research trends on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) technological and social aspects highlight the critical role of technology in economic and social development, emphasising infrastructure development and communication of government policy and rewards for awareness and end-user acceptance.Originality/valueThe scenario brings a school of thought if it is equally important to address a social perspective to improve India's perception and acceptance of technology-enabled EVs.

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“…Among the sources, emission from road transport dominates in the contribution to UAP, including particulate matter in Indian cities. Motorized vehicles generate air pollutants from the exhaust system and re-suspension of road dust due to wheel movement (Mathew et al 2015;Goyal et al 2019). The uneven vehicle movement within the city generates spatial variations in the pollution level and creates hotspot areas such as busy traffic intersections, roundabouts, congested narrow roads, etc.…”

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Performance evaluation of air pollution control device at traffic intersections in Delhi

Gulia

Kaur

Mendiratta

et al. 2021

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Urban air pollution and exposure-related health impacts are being noticed and discussed very intensely in India. On the other hand, source-specific control is the primary focus for policymakers; however, diverse and complex sources make it difficult to immediately see the action and consequent impacts on better air quality. Many cities across the world have witnessed high air pollution levels at traffic junctions, more so in all Indian cities. Site-specific air pollution reduction can be a promising solution for managing the pollution level at highly polluted locations. CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, India, has designed and developed Wind Augmentation and purifYing Unit (WAYU) to remove particulate and gaseous pollutants from urban hot spots such as traffic locations. In the present study, the authors attempted to evaluate the performance of two different designs of WAYU for the removal of particulate matters from polluted air at different traffic locations in Delhi City, the national capital territory of India. The performance analyses show that the current design of WAYU removes PM 10 and PM 2.5 concentrations in the range of 34-49% and 19-25%, respectively from the inlet air. The total PM collected from all WAYU devices was 34.19 kg from 120,557 operating hours' at all the sampling sites. The PM removal rate depends on the size-segregated particulate matter pollution load in the ambient air.

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Assessment of the effectiveness of policy interventions for Air Quality Control Regions in Delhi city

Cited by 26 publications

References 19 publications

Exceedances and trends of particulate matter (PM2.5) in five Indian megacities

Exceedances and trends of particulate matter (PM2.5) in five Indian megacities

Technology aspect of Electric Vehicles Initiative's social sustainability

Performance evaluation of air pollution control device at traffic intersections in Delhi

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