Awaaz Foundation
  • Welcome
  • Noise Pollution
    • What you can do
    • Loudspeaker and Festival Noise Reports >
      • Diwali 2019
    • Traffic Noise
    • Railway Noise
    • Construction Noise
    • Urban helipads
    • Urban planning, noise mapping, noise barriers
    • Silence Zones
    • Rules and Court Orders
    • Advocacy with Government
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • News
  • Sand Mining
    • Site visits
    • Public Interest Litigation
    • Advocacy and Awareness
    • Representations to Government
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • Sand Mining News
    • Alternatives to sand
    • United Nations
    • Government of India Rules
    • Government of Maharashtra Rules
  • Other Campaigns
    • Stone quarrying or recycling debris >
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • Alibag Solid Waste Management >
      • Kihim Beach Clean up
      • SWM Rules
      • News
    • Firecrackers
    • Light Pollution >
      • News Light Pollution
    • Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Wildlife Corridor >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Notifications and Committees
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • MITRA (Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Violence against Activists) >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Resources and Publications
      • MITRA News
    • Eco friendly Festivals >
      • Holi colours testing
      • Origami Ganesh
      • News
    • Air Pollution >
      • News Air Pollution
    • Oil Spills >
      • Oil Spills on Alibag Beaches
      • News Oil Spills
    • Coastal Road and Development Plan >
      • News
    • Urban Trees >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Publications and Presentations
      • News
    • Anti Smoking >
      • Public Interest Litigation
    • Miscellaneous News
  • About
    • Awards
    • Documentaries
    • Television
    • Publications
    • Videos
    • News Features
    • Presentations and Seminars
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Sumaira Abdulali

MPCB promotes car free days

7/9/2010

0 Comments

 
​Stock Watch
 

In an effort to curb air pollution, car-free days in different areas of Mumbai have been unveiled by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Last month, good results were obtained by MPCB officials, when they conducted a similar exercise at Carter Road in Mumbai's suburb of Bandra.
MPCB member secretary Mahesh Pathak feels that since the pollution levels are rising up rapidly, this ides is worth being adopted across the city at least once a month.
Pathak says that a huge plunge could be seen in air pollution by the car-free day organized by MPCB along with an NGO called Awaaz Foundation.
MPCB carried some studies which indicated a significant hike in air pollution in Mumbai in the past four years. The studies also noted a respective increase by 36 per cent, 13 per cent, and 11 per cent, in atmospheric pollutants like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) in the city.
What is worse is the fact that in spite of adoption of pollution control measures, these pollutants have been increasing steadily, says one study conducted over 19 years.
Moreover, only a little help has been provided by Euro III norms due to an increase in cars on the city's roads. MPCB secretary said, "Some 300 vehicles are registered daily in Mumbai."
He added that the pollution board is promoting for active controls on the vehicles deployed in the city's roads.
 
 
         •

         •Back to Top

© 2009 Stock Watch by Cooldesigns.pro.
© Copyright 2010
0 Comments

    Pollution

    Awaaz Foundation has campaigned against air, water and heavy metal pollution which affects the health of people and environments.

    Archives

    November 2018
    October 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    October 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    December 2014
    June 2014
    January 2014
    July 2010

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

About Awaaz Foundation

ABOUT
​
AWARDS
​
PUBLICATIONS

​DOCUMENTARY FILMS
​
PRESENTATIONS
​
VIDEOS

SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERSHIPS
​
LITIGATION
Noise Pollution
Sand Mining
Sawantwadi-Dodamarg
​

Awareness Campaigns
​

#HORNVRAT
​
NOISE ANNOYS
​
MUMBAI SPEAKS UP
​
#GETWELLSOONMUMBAI
​

#TELLTHEDRIVER
​
CITIZENS' NOISE MAP
​
#YOURAWAAZAGAINST NOISE
​
TIME FOR ACTION
​
DON'T BURY THE ISSUE OF SAND MINING
​
ORIGAMI GANESH

NO HONKING  DAY 2008

MISCELLANEOUS CAMPAIGNS

Press Features


​TELEVISION DEBATES
​
PRESS FEATURES
​
NOISE POLLUTION FEATURES
​
SAND MINING FEATURES
News

NOISE POLLUTION NEWS
​
SAND MINING NEWS
​
ALIBAG SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT NEWS
​
SAWANTWADI-DODAMARG NEWS
​
FIRECRACKERS NEWS
​
ECO FRIENDLY FESTIVALS
​
DC PLAN AND COASTAL ROAD

URBAN TREES NEWS
​
MITRA NEWS
​
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
Picture
  • Welcome
  • Noise Pollution
    • What you can do
    • Loudspeaker and Festival Noise Reports >
      • Diwali 2019
    • Traffic Noise
    • Railway Noise
    • Construction Noise
    • Urban helipads
    • Urban planning, noise mapping, noise barriers
    • Silence Zones
    • Rules and Court Orders
    • Advocacy with Government
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • News
  • Sand Mining
    • Site visits
    • Public Interest Litigation
    • Advocacy and Awareness
    • Representations to Government
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • Sand Mining News
    • Alternatives to sand
    • United Nations
    • Government of India Rules
    • Government of Maharashtra Rules
  • Other Campaigns
    • Stone quarrying or recycling debris >
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • Alibag Solid Waste Management >
      • Kihim Beach Clean up
      • SWM Rules
      • News
    • Firecrackers
    • Light Pollution >
      • News Light Pollution
    • Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Wildlife Corridor >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Notifications and Committees
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • MITRA (Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Violence against Activists) >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Resources and Publications
      • MITRA News
    • Eco friendly Festivals >
      • Holi colours testing
      • Origami Ganesh
      • News
    • Air Pollution >
      • News Air Pollution
    • Oil Spills >
      • Oil Spills on Alibag Beaches
      • News Oil Spills
    • Coastal Road and Development Plan >
      • News
    • Urban Trees >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Publications and Presentations
      • News
    • Anti Smoking >
      • Public Interest Litigation
    • Miscellaneous News
  • About
    • Awards
    • Documentaries
    • Television
    • Publications
    • Videos
    • News Features
    • Presentations and Seminars
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Sumaira Abdulali