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Stakeholder Engagement in Air Quality Management Efforts In Ahmedabad

Stakeholder Engagement in Air Quality Management Efforts In Ahmedabad. Sanjiv Tyagi G. H. Trivedi Member Secretary Environmental Engineer Gujarat Pollution Control Board Gandhinagar. Today’s Presentation. City Profile

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Stakeholder Engagement in Air Quality Management Efforts In Ahmedabad

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  1. StakeholderEngagement in Air Quality Management Efforts In Ahmedabad Sanjiv Tyagi G. H. Trivedi Member Secretary Environmental Engineer Gujarat Pollution Control Board Gandhinagar

  2. Today’s Presentation • City Profile • Sources of Air Pollution • Events • Stakeholders/Agencies • Action Plan • Future Plan

  3. Abbreviation • AUDA – Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority • AMC – Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation • AMTS – Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service • COT – Commissioner of Transport • CP – Commissioner of Police • E&P Dep. – Energy & Petroleum Department • FCCA – Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department • GAEL – Gujarat Adani Energy • GSPC – Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation • GSRTC – Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation • GIDC – Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation • GPCB – Gujarat Pollution Control Board • Home – Home Department • IA – Industrial Associations • IOC – Indian Oil Corporation

  4. City Profile : Ahmedabad Ahmedabad • Area : 190.84 sq.km. (AMC) • Population : 45.19 lakhs • (city & outgrowth fig., census 2001) • Growth Rate • Per decade : 28.86 % • Last decade : 22.20 % • City Roads: • Length : 1286.4 Km • Area : 8 to 10 % of city area • Number of Vehicles : 14.96 Lakhs as on 31st March 2004 in the District (RTO data) • Industrial Units covered under the • Air Act : 1810 nos. Naroda Odhav Narol Vatva World Environment Day 4

  5. THE SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION • Air Pollution sources • I Vehicular Pollution • II Industrial Pollution • III Others Sources • Main focus on Vehicular & Industrial Pollution • Vehicular Pollution – Action Plan Prepared • Industrial Pollution – Draft has been finalized

  6. THE SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION Category wise vehicle distribution : Ahmedabad District As on 31st March 2004

  7. THE SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION FUEL CONSUMPTION PATTERN IN MAJOR SECTORS

  8. THE SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION PM10 EMISSION LOAD FROM MAJOR SECTORS

  9. EVENT THAT THROUGH THE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER • 30-06-2001 - Seminar on Air Pollution • June 2002 - Constitution of task Force by Government of Gujarat headed by Chief Secretary • 30-07-2003 - Seminar on MSW Rules 2000 • Seminars to draw Action Plans for 6 non-complying cities • 14-08-2003 - Apex Court order to prepare Air Action Plan (Sp. Ref. RSPM.) • 11-10-2003 - Plan submitted to EPCA headed by Shri Bhure Lal • 02-01-04 - Interaction meet by EPCA with stakeholders • 08-01-2004 - Revised Plan submitted to EPCA • February 2004 - Sub-Committee of Task Force constituted Headed by Chairman, GPCB. • 21-05-2004 - Seminar for public participation and to sensitize the citizens • 05-06-2004 - workshop for discussion of Action Plan with stake-holders • 15-07-2004 - meeting of Sub Committee to review direction with stake-holders • 25-09-04 - EPCA visit - Interaction with stack holders and review progress

  10. STAKEHOLDERS/AGENCIES INVOLVED • Following Departments/Agencies are involved : • Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) • Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad (CP) • Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) • Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Dept.(FCCA) • Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation(GIDC) • Commissioner of Transport(COT) • Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) • Industrial Associations (IA) • NGO’s - Ahmedabad Initiative for Reduction in Air Pollution,Ahmedabad (AIR) - Center for Environment Education, Ahmedabad (CEE)

  11. CO-ORDINATION OF AGENCIES • Task force committee under Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Govt. of Gujarat. • Members: Chairman, GPCB; Secretary/PS/ACS.F&ED; Secretary, PS/UD&UHD.; Secretary, PS/ACS/Home Dept. (Transport); Secretary, PS/ACS./FCS&CAD; Secretary, PS/ACS./H&FW Dept.; MS, GPCB as MS of this Committee. • Meeting: Half Yearly • Sub committee under chairmanship of chairman of GPCB. • Members: Director, F&ED; Vice Chairman & CEO,GIDC; PS, F&CSD; Commissioner, AMC; MD, GSPC; Police Commissioner; Commissioner of Transport; DS, Legal Dept.; MS, GPCB; CEO, AUDA • Meeting: Quarterly • District level committee under chairmanship of District Collector. • Members: Commissioner; DDO; DCP; Food Controller; CEO,AUDA; Dy.Commissioner of Police, Divisional Controller, ST; DSO; DHO; RTO; DFO; EE, R&B, City Dvn.; EE, R&B Dist.Panchayat; EE, GIDC; President, Petrol Pump Association; President Kerosene Dealers Asso.; President, Auto Rikshaw Asso.; President, Ind.Asso.; RO,GPCB as Co-ordinator • Meeting: Monthly

  12. ACTION PLAN GROUND COVERED • 4 Wheeler registration with Bharat Stage II compliant only (COT) • Introduction of Ethanol blend petrol and low sulfur MS(Petrol)/HSD (Oil Cos.) • Phasing out of AMTS buses(AMC) • 342 (last 4 years) and 226 (2003-04) • Surprise checking and cancellation of license of defaulting PUC centers (FCCA,COT) • Ban on heavy vehicles within AMC area (Home) • Heavy vehicles diversion - AUDA Ring Road (Home/AUDA) • Ban on diesel driven rickshaws within the city (Home) • Sale of 2T oil (Pre mix) (FC & CA & Oil Cos.) • Registration of Free Sale kerosene vendors (FC & CA) • Restriction on sale of kerosene - vicinity of petrol pumps (FC & CA)

  13. ACTION PLAN GROUND COVERED • Implementation of transportation and distribution network for CNG (GSPC, E&P Dept./AMC/AUDA/GAEL) • Pipeline for Natural Gas supply in industrial area is going to be commissioned (GAEL) • City gate Gas station & 3 CNG station are ready for Commissioning (GAEL) • LPG outlets • Working 5 (IOC, BPC, HPC) • Planned 4 (IOC) • AAQ Monitoring Station (AMC & GIDC,GPCB) • 16 Planned by December 2004 • 07 Working • Door to Door collection of garbage (AMC, AUDA) • Ban on burning of biomass in open by AMC - planning bio composting (AMC, AUDA)

  14. WHERE DO WE GO.. .. .. ? • Switching over to CNG/NG : (COT/GPCB) • 50,000 Vehicles • 1800 Industrial Unit • CNG Infrastructure (Auto-Gas Supply) by : (GAEL) • 15-11-2004, 3 CNG stations • 15-03-2005, 5 more • CNG stations (GAEL) • 27 retail outlet over a period of 3 years. • Transition of vehicles to CNG fuel : (AMC/GSRTC/COT) • 31-12-2004, 100 CNG buses of AMTS • 31-03-2005, 100 CNG buses of GSRTC • 31-03-2005, 5000 CNG auto-rickshaws • Policy for phasing out of 15 years old vehicles.

  15. WHERE DO WE GO.. .. .. ? • Augmentation of public transport in the city • Submission of time bound program for augmenting commuters need to 40% • Vehicle inspection program for city fleet • 10 PUC stations, with 4-gas analyzer (for Euro II) vehicles, smoke tests for diesel vehicles and lambda tests by 31-12-2004 • Industrial Air Pollution • GPCB to submit a plan to EPCA for switch over to natural gas by highly polluting industries, by 31-12-2004,

  16. WHERE DO WE GO.. .. .. ? • In the meeting with the Stakeholders consensus was arrived for switchover to NG as under : • FIRST PHASE (@ 350 Nos.) • Industries located in Vatva, Narol and all large Scale industries • SECOND PHASE (@ 500 Nos.) • Industries located in Odhav and Naroda GIDC, All Foundry within the city area and rest of units having High Consumption • THIRD PHASE • All remaining Units • Strategy for Expansion/ New Units • Permitted with condition to use cleaner fuel

  17. Thank you

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