Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution, 01/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution, 01/12/2015. As per the report on Source Apportionment Studies undertaken by the Central Pollution Control Board in association with other leading national institutions in six metropolitan cities including Delhi during the 2007-09, contribution of vehicles including diesel vehicles to particulate matter (PM10) in ambient air ranges between 9-20% in these cities. Air pollution is known to be one of the aggravating factors for many respiratory ailments and cardiovascular disease. The Government has notified the BS-IV emission norms for 63 cities and BS-III norms for rest of the country. The details of emission norms are given in the Annexure.
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