Dr. Sarath Guttikunda, is the Director of Urban Emissions (India), an independent research group on air pollution, issuing 3-day air quality forecasts for all 640 districts in India
90% of the cities that have made plans under the National Clean Air Programme have no budgetary support. None, except Delhi, have a legal mandate to implement those either.
What is ambient air pollution? How is ambient monitoring different from emissions monitoring? How useful are low cost monitors? A citizen’s guide to pollution monitoring related terms and their real significance in improving air quality.