Pune Mein Clean Air Funds Ka 66% Kharch Hone Ke Baad Bhi Dust Pollution Barqaraar

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) ne pichhle saath saalon mein air pollution control ke liye milne wale funds ka 66% hissa kharch kar diya hai, lekin iske baavjood shehar mein road dust pollution ki samasya bani hui hai. Year 2025-26 mein Pune ka annual average PM10 concentration 101 micrograms per cubic metre tak pahunch gaya, jo pichhle saath saalon mein sabse zyada hai aur national standard (60 micrograms per cubic metre) se kaafi aage hai.

Pune Air Action Hub ke air pollution inventory ke mutabiq, road dust shehar ke PM10 pollution ka ek bada kaaran hai. Isse PMC dwara utaaye gaye kadamon ki effectiveness par sawaal uth rahe hain.

Funds Ka Allocation Aur Kharcha

Centre ke PRANA portal (Portal for Regulation of Air Pollution in Non-Attainment Cities) ke data ke anusar, Pune ko milne wale funds ki jankari niche di gayi hai:

• NCAP Allocation: National Clean Air Programme ke tehat ₹9.45 crore mile.
• 15th Finance Commission: Central grants ke tehat ₹409 crore allot huye.
• Total Spending: Kul ₹418.45 crore allocation mein se PMC ne ₹275.28 crore (66%) kharch kiye hain.

Is baare mein RTI se mili jankari ke mutabiq, yeh fund road infrastructure, public transport, waste management, aur electric buses ke charging stations set up karne mein use hua hai.

Clean Air Initiatives Aur On-Ground Impact

PMC ne road dust aur pollution ko control karne ke liye kayi kadam utaaye hain:

• 4 km raste aur 19 km footpaths ko repair kiya gaya.
• 36 electric buses aur 65 charging stations shuru kiye gaye.
• 2 mechanical road-sweeping machines aur 19 water sprinklers deploy kiye gaye.
• Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste ke liye collection centres banaye gaye.

In sabhi koshishon ke baavjood, continuous construction work, road widening, Metro project, aur vehicles ki wajah se udne wali mitti (resuspended dust) PM10 levels ko badha rahi hai.

Experts Ki Rai

Society for Indoor Environment ke president Dr. Rakesh Kumar ne bataya ki BS-VI vehicles, EV buses, aur cleaner fuel ke karan PM2.5 levels mein sudhar ho sakta hai, lekin construction work aur concretisation ke karan mitti aur dust ka prabhav (PM10) lagataar badh raha hai. Experts ka kehna hai ki pollution control measures ko sirf kharch huye budget ke paimane par nahi, balki air quality mein aaye asli sudhar se naapa jaana chahiye.