The Special Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Kerala government to continue taking necessary preventive and remedial measures against air pollution.
The Bench led by Adarsh Kuma Goel, chairperson of the tribunal, said the authorities needed to meet laid down standards for ambient air quality. “Air pollution control requires continuous planning and action by the statutory regulators in accordance with the environmental laws including the Air [Prevention and Control of Pollution] Act, 1981, the Environment [Protection] Act, 1986 and Rules,” it said in its order dated August 24 while disposing of the proceedings in the case related to air pollution in the State.
The tribunal observed that the State Pollution Control Board had submitted an action plan involving awareness programmes, strict action against polluting vehicles, preventing dust pollution, greening of open areas, waste management, sprinkling of pavements, preventing burning of waste, control of industrial pollution, compliance while using diesel generator sets, and installing vapour recovery systems.
