As a measure to improve air quality and bring down dust pollution, Tiruchi City Corporation (TCC) has decided to form end-to-end roads on all arterial and interior stretches in the city.
Tiruchi is among the Smart Cities that have been classified as non-attainment cities in the country under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The programme is aimed at evolving a long-term, time-bound national and city-specific strategy to tackle air pollution in a comprehensive manner with a target to achieve 20% to 30% reduction in Particulate Matter concentrations within 2024.
Corporation Commissioner P.M.N. Mujubur Rahuman told The Hindu that an air quality management action plan had been prepared to improve the quality of air. Reducing vehicular and industrial emissions, reducing peak hour traffic, controlling smoke pollution, awareness creation and a team to monitor the implementation of emission control measures were among the action plan.
It had been found that the city had to improve…
