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National Clean Air Program (NCAP): Mitigating Air pollution

National Clean Air Program (NCAP): Mitigating Air pollution

National Clean Air Program

  • Under the National Clean Air Program, CFSD is actively engaged in the implementation of the Air Action Plan at Nagpur City.
  • With support from Clean Air Asia, CFSD organized the perception survey on air pollution with the help of college youth. CFSD conducted various programs like ‘Awareness on Idling of Vehicles” at major traffic signals in Nagpur with JanAkrosh and Fridays for future groups. CFSD has also helped in the implementation of the “Breathe Life Campaign” an International network of cities for sharing best practices on ways of reducing air pollution.CFSD conducted training programs for Safaikarmacharis of NMC Health and Sanitation Department on air pollution and its impact on health.
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  • A community engagement program was done by installing a “Giant Lung Billboard” in Nagpur to educate the people of Nagpur about the harmful effects of air pollution on our health. These lungs which had Hepa Filters turned from white to grey to Black in 30 days. Various awareness programs were organised near the Lung billboard installation for school children, college students, slum groups, institutions, cyclers and marathoners.
  • CFSD is a member of the “low carbon mobility Network –Nagpur” which promotes the use of public transport to mitigate air pollution. A week-long campaign was organised in Chikali bus where the resident of Chikali, kalamna market area sent demand cards to the ULB demanding a bust stop and frequency of more busses in their area.
  • In the urban slums, CFSD has conducted a survey in 12 slums for the “Chulha Free campaign” The survey was conducted to understand the impact of burning biomass /chulha in urban slums on the environment and the health of women and children. To also get the feel of the“UjjwalaYojana”, and its reach in urban poor households and to advocate cleaner fuels as an alternative. A report was released on this study in June 2022 titled “Women health and wellbeing,a key indicator of clean Air”  (insights from a survey on biomass burning in households of urban Nagpur, Maharashtra)
  • The Koradi and Khaparkheda thermal power stations study: A study on the impact of the pollution caused by these two power plants in 21 villages was conducted by CFSD in collaboration with Manthan Adhyayan Kendra and ASAR. Water samples were collected from 25 locations, 11 samples along the river and 14 samples from dug wells, bore wells, water ATMs and Water treatment plants were collected in all three seasons and tested by an accredited laboratory. The report “Polluted power” on how Koradi and Khaparkheda power stations are impacting the environment was released on 18th Nov’2021
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  • Koradi and Khaparkheda thermal power plants discharge effluents directly into local streams and rivers, such as the Kolar and Kanhan Rivers. These effluents include mixtures containing fly ash. Additionally, leakages, direct discharges, and water leaching from ash ponds further contaminate water bodies, including groundwater.

     
     
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  • Women's health and well-being, key indicator of clean air Insights from a survey on biomass burning.
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