As of now, we need to address the collective emissions from the power sector and industries, followed by those from the residential sector,” she added. This is followed by the collective emissions from the industrial and power sectors, at 15.9% and 6.7% respectively. While pollutants released from biofuel burning in the residential sector accounted for 14%, vehicular emissions from the transport sector saw 7% of total emissions. To reduce emissions, the idea should be to evenly distribute or compartmentalize,” said Dipankar Saha, former additional director, Central Pollution Control Board. However, on-ground implementation needs to be checked.”The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) said that the data indicated pollution sources from 2016, and there have been improvements in pollution control in recent time.

Source: Hindustan Times February 11, 2018 19:18 UTC