In the News
June 26, 2022
With a view to protecting the people of from the health hazards of ever-rising air pollution, the state government is likely to launch a state-level clean air action plan with the technical support from the . A detailed road map for the implementation of ‘Bihar Clean Air Action Plan’ is in progress.
The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB)’s chairman Ashok Kumar Ghosh pointed out that one round of discussion with the World Bank team on this plan has already been held and the team is likely to finalise this plan soon. The planning commission has also sanctioned funds for the provision of clean air to the people of the state.
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It may be mentioned here that the data of air quality released by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago had recently indicated that the average life expectancy of the people of Bihar is reduced by eight years due to ever-increasing air pollution. Furthermore, two cities of the state, namely, Patna and Muzaffarpur, figured among the 30 most polluted cities in the world as per 2021 World Air Quality Report released early this year by a Swiss organisation.