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A large survey to place the sources and grade of aerial contamination successful Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram remains pending aft it was recommended by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) successful 2021.
An adept committee appointed by the Southern Bench of the tribunal had shortlisted The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) successful December 2024 to transportation retired the root apportionment survey successful the 2 cities based connected the proposals received by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) from assorted agencies.
Though the proposal was forwarded to the Department of Environment connected January 11, 2025, the authorities is yet to grant the work, according to sources. The authorities are besides awaiting the effect of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) connected its stock of backing towards the study. As per the NGT’s direction, the outgo of the survey has to beryllium met by the State government, CPCB and the KSPCB successful the ratio of 50:30:20 respectively. The full outgo of the task is astir ₹1 crore, they said.
The KSPCB had earlier projected a elaborate probe into the sources and grade of aerial contamination successful Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram arsenic a aviator inaugural earlier extending it to different regions. The NGT had asked the authorities to ascertain the probable highest play and behaviour the ambient aerial prime survey to curb aerial pollution.
They were besides directed to transportation retired emanation inventory of aerial pollutants and root apportionment studies to ascertain the quality of pollution. The adept committee constituted by the tribunal had pointed retired that the survey to place the sources and grade of contamination would instrumentality astatine slightest 15 months, arsenic it included monitoring and aerial prime modelling.
A study submitted by the KSPCB earlier the NGT successful September 2025 had stated that steps were initiated to instrumentality a broad State enactment program connected aerial prime with indispensable guidance from the CPCB and arsenic per the directions issued by the tribunal.
