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J has been identified as one of the Critically polluted Area (CPA) based on Comprehensive Environemtnal Pollution Index (CEPI). As per the Action plan prepared for improvement of the environmental quality for bringing down the CEPI score of Singrauli area, these plants have been asked to provide AWRS in a time bound manner. ********** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2013 Pollution by Suspended Particulate Matter 3322. SHRI MAHESHWAR HAZAR!: SHRI HARSH VARDHAN: SHRI R. THAMARAISELVAN: SHRIMATHI SUSHILA SAROJ: SHRIMATHI USHA VERMA: Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to state: (a) Whether Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) is increasing in Delhi and other metro cities of the country due to pollution; (b) if so, the ill effects of SPM on health of human beings; (c) the extent to which it has increased during the last decade; (d) the measures taken by the Government to reduce it; (e) whether the factors responsible for generating pollution have been identified; and (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard? Answer Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests (Shrimathi Jayanthi Natarajan) (a) to (c) The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) were revisited and notified in November, 2009. In line with international scenario, the earlier listed pollutant 'Suspended Particulate Matter' (SPM), has been withdrawn from the list of notified pollutants. Instead PM 10 (particles having aerodynamic diameter less than or, equal to 10 micron) has been included in NAAQS-2009 apart from PM 2 . 5 . The monitoring of pollutant 'SPM' has been discontinued across the nation including Delhi and other metro cities after NAAQS-2009. As far as, earlier data on SPM is concerned, a mixed trend was observed and it has exceeded the notified standards in a number of cities including Delhi. ********** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.201 3 National Action Plan on Climate Change 3244. SHRI SIVASAMI C.: Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to state: (a) Whether the Government has sanctioned any add itional amount to meet the target of National Action Plan on climate change; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the agg regated amount required for the completion of the said project; (c) Whether any additional steps have been suggested by the Government under the the 12'h Five Year Plan and other environmental initiatives which would require yet more resources; and (d) if so. the details thereof? Answer Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests (Shrimathi Jayanthi Natarajan) (a) & (b) Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with a view to enhance the ecological sustainability of India's development path and address climate change. NAPCC comprises, inter alia, of eight National Missions in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, Green India, 49