Jharkhand

• 14 Oct 2022

Municipal Corporation will Spend Rs 187 Crore to Purify the Air of Dhanbad city

Why In News?

On October 13, 2022, under the National Clean Air Program of the Central Government, the Municipal Corporation Dhanbad has prepared an action plan of Rs 187 crore on the instructions of the Central Government to purify the air of the city.

Key Points

• It is worth noting that the central government has also included the city of Dhanbad in the National Clean Air Program. The National Clean Air Program is a five-year plan, on which the Pollution Department and ISM IITs are working in the supporting role.
• A budget of Rs 77 crore has been passed for the first year. In its second phase, an action plan of Rs 110 crore has been prepared, on which work will start after getting the green signal from the Urban Development Department.
• The amount of dust particles in the air of Dhanbad city is high, which is injurious to health. For this, water sprinkler, mechanic sweeper machine, deslagging machine worth Rs 9.50 crore have been purchased and paver block worth Rs 12 crore has been laid. An electric crematorium is being built at Mohalbani and Matkuria crematoriums worth Rs 2 crore.
• Air quality monitoring system worth Rs 8.25 crore is being installed at 10 places in Dhanbad city.
• Asar Social Impact Advice Agency will play an advisory role in purifying the air. For this, an agreement has been signed between Dhanbad Municipal Corporation and ASER.