Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

By
Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control
Committee, Kashmir
 Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee,
Kashmir having its mandate under Air (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act-1981, has taken a step
forward by monitoring the Ambient Air Quality in
Kashmir Province to assess the level of air pollutants .  

 Air quality in Srinagar- a non-attainment city is

deteriorating day by day mainly due to vehicular
emissions, industrial activities, road dust and dust
emitted from other developmental activities like
construction and demolition of buildings, bridges and
repairing of roads etc. The higher level of PM10 and
PM 2.5 are mainly due to the above reasons.
 The Air laboratory of JKPCC Kashmir has established
four (04) permanent Air Quality Monitoring Stations
in the year 2008-09 under the National Air Quality
Monitoring Programme (NAMP) in order to measure
PM10 concentrations.

 Further, for carrying out monitoring of PM2.5 in

Srinagar city, five (05) Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Stations were established in the year 2017 under the
State Air Quality Monitoring Programme (SAMP).
Location sites of PM10 and PM2.5 Stations
In order to strengthen the monitoring of Air Quality, Eleven (11) more
stations were installed under NAMP in all Districts of Kashmir Province
 PM10

Air Quality
SOX
Parameters NOX
Analyzed by the
Air Laboratory

PM2.5
 PM10 for the Year 2021 Rajbagh Khonmoh Khrew Lasjan
350
micrograms/cubic meter

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A pri l M ay June Jul y A ugus t Se pt O ct N ov Dec

PM2.5FOR THE YEAR 2021 Rajbagh Hyderpora Dalgate Jahangir Chowk Soura
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MICROGRAMS/CUBIC METER

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A pr i l M ay June Jul y A ug S e pt O ct N ov Dec

Graphical representation of Concentration of Particulate matter for the Year 2021

Tables Depicting Concentration (in μg/m3) of gaseous parameters (NOX and SOX) for the
Year 2021.
NOX Rajbagh Khonmoh Khrew Lasjan
April 22.19 13.4 - 3.98
May - - - -
June 9.56 - - -
July - - - -
August - - - -
September - - - -
October 13.71 11.4 13.63 29.01
November 23.05 19.77 22.26 18.37
December 27.18 30.29 25.8 26.57
SOX Rajbagh Khonmoh Khrew Lasjan
April 1 2.28 - 1.22
May - - - -
June 4.64 - - -
July - - - -
August - - - -
September - - - -
October 6.56 3.29 3.96 10.58
November 7.57 8.05 8.09 9.39
December 15.4 17.45 17.46 14.08
A big Triumph of JKPCC was to install Online CAAQMS at
Rajbagh Office in July 2021
It measures
pollutants
such as SO2,
NO2, NH3,
CO, O3, VOC
and
particulate
matter viz,
PM 10 and
PM 2.5.
As per the Hon`ble High Court directions, Air Lab is also conducting Noise Level
Monitoring regularly at ten different sites in Srinagar city as mentioned below:-
S. No. Name of Sampling Site Noise During the Day Time (dB)
1 G.B Panth Hospital 76
(Across the road near Hotel Shangrila).
2 G.B Panth Hospital 73
(Inside the entrance gate)
3 S.P College/Higher secondary school (Opposite main gate across the 75
road).
4 S.P College near main gate. 78
 
5 High Court 69
(Near main gate, road side).
6 High Court 72
(opposite main gate across the road, near P.D.D)
7 S.M.H.S (main gate, near Casualty) 68
 
8 S.M.H.S (Opposite side of Casualty 71
across the road near Doctors Hostel)
9 S.K.I.M.S (At main entrance gate, road side) 65
 
10 S.K.I.M.S (Near Casualty side) 63
 
Date of monitoring:- 26-02-2022
Note:- Permissible Limit for Day time (From 6Am to 10 Pm) and Night time (10 Pm to 6 Am)
•Industrial area 75 dB 70 dB
•Commercial area 65 dB 55 dB
•Residential 55 dB 45 dB
•Silence zone 50 dB 40 dB.
Inventory of Lead Acid Battery Units for the Year-2020-21.
Name of the Division:-Kashmir
S.no Category Total no Total Production Sale of Lead Acid Total collection of used
of Units Batteries, during the lead acid batteries sent
period. to registered recyclers
during period.

      MTA NO MTA NO MTA NO

1. Manufacturer - - - - - - -
 

2. Dealer 53 1528.971 46671 1560.765 38877 60.267 3106

3. Assembler 02 1.003 60 1.003 60 - -

4. Bulk Consumer - - - - - - -
 

5. Recycler - - - - - - -
 
 Inventory of Lead Acid Battery Units for the Year-2020-21.
Name of the Division:-Kashmir
S.no Category Total no. of Total Production Sale of Lead Acid Batteries, Total collection of used lead
Units during the period Acid Batteries sent to
registered recyclers during
the period.
      MTA NO MTA NO MTA NO
1. Manufacturer              
 
2. Dealer              
a)Srinagar 09 135 2700 1.50 30 1.30 35
b)Baramulla 05 295.4 8955 287.8 8725 NIL NIL
c)Kupwara 04 13 1122 13 1122 - -
d)Bandipora 05 15 50 13.50 45 NIL NIL
e)Ganderbal - - - - - - -
f)Anantnag 12 954.476 28864 1163.79 26303 22.89 689
g)Kulgam 04 35.08 877 35.08 877 NIL NIL
h)Shopian ----Submitted details of retail shops only----
I)Pulwama 06 73.92 3888 39 1560 34.92 2328
j)Budgam 08 7.095 215 7.095 215 1.157 54
Total 53 1528.971 46671 1560.765 38877 60.267 3106
3. Assembler              
a) Kupwara 01 01 50 01 50 - -
b) Anantnag 01 0.003 10 0.003 10 NIL NIL
Total 02 1.003 60 1.003 60 - -
4. Bulk Consumer - - - - - - -
 
5. Recycler - - - - - - -
Grand Total 55 1529.974 46731 1561.768 38937 60.267 3106
 Difficulties Facing By The Air Laboratory

 Man power resource at all newly installed stations in Districts to be allocated on

priority basis.

 Transportation facility to be given for carrying gaseous air samples from Districts
to Air lab of Regional Office.

 Continuous Power supply (with Stabilizers) to be provided during winter season

at all new stations installed in Districts.

 Station facilities for field workers in order to carry out air sampling smoothly.