Question

Q24. Consider the following statements about National Clean Air Programme (NCAP):

1. The draft NCAP envisions setting up 1,000 manual air-quality-monitoring stations.

2. It also plans to set up pollution-monitoring stations in rural areas.

Which of the above statements are correct?

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) Both 1 and 2

• The draft NCAP envisions setting up 1,000 manual air-quality-monitoring stations (a 45% increase from the present number) and 268 automatic stations (triple the current 84).
• It also, for the first time, plans to set up pollution-monitoring stations in rural areas. The NCAP follows from the Environment Ministry’s submissions to the Supreme Court on March 8, 2018