Quotes:
"The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has set up a Care Air Centre to assess real time emissions online from factories in Manali Industrial Area and alert the management of the polluting industries to take up mitigation measures quickly."
"...a review of the state pollution control boards has revealed that the agencies were short of manpower, infrastructure and financial resources."
Main Argument:
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) created an online, real-time monitoring system for the air quality in the Manali Industrial Area called the Care Air Centre. The Centre monitors for about seven hazardous air pollutants, including particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide. If the readings of these pollutants breaches the state standard, an alarm is sounded at the factory, and numerous people at the top of the company receive automated text message alerts.
During the set up and launch of this project, the members of the Planning Commission had observed the lack of "manpower, infrastructure and financial resources," at the TNPCB. As a result, Planning Commission Advisor Indrani Chandrasekar stated that there was a national plan to give more funds to states with better organizations that monitor and protect the environment.
Actors:
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)- the TNPCB is the foremost governing body in the state of Tamil Nadu (which includes the city of Chennai) when it comes to monitoring and taking action involving pollution or air quality.
Manali Industrial Area- This area is considered critically polluted to the the numerous factories and industry.
Causation/Responsibility:
The tone of the article suggests that the government has a responsibility to the factories to monitor and advise them on their emissions levels, rather than the company itself taking that responsibility.
Health Disparities/Equity Issues:
The only equity issue that was touched upon involved national funding (or lack thereof) of state environmental ministries in comparison to other state governing bodies.
"Care Air Centre Set up to Monitor Emissions Online." The Hindu. June 21, 2010. Accessed October 25, 2015.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/care-air-centre-set-up-to-monitor-emissions-online/article477804.ece
Quotes:
"The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has set up a Care Air Centre to assess real time emissions online from factories in Manali Industrial Area and alert the management of the polluting industries to take up mitigation measures quickly."
"...a review of the state pollution control boards has revealed that the agencies were short of manpower, infrastructure and financial resources."
Main Argument:
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) created an online, real-time monitoring system for the air quality in the Manali Industrial Area called the Care Air Centre. The Centre monitors for about seven hazardous air pollutants, including particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide. If the readings of these pollutants breaches the state standard, an alarm is sounded at the factory, and numerous people at the top of the company receive automated text message alerts.
During the set up and launch of this project, the members of the Planning Commission had observed the lack of "manpower, infrastructure and financial resources," at the TNPCB. As a result, Planning Commission Advisor Indrani Chandrasekar stated that there was a national plan to give more funds to states with better organizations that monitor and protect the environment.
Actors:
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)- the TNPCB is the foremost governing body in the state of Tamil Nadu (which includes the city of Chennai) when it comes to monitoring and taking action involving pollution or air quality.
Manali Industrial Area- This area is considered critically polluted to the the numerous factories and industry.
Causation/Responsibility:
The tone of the article suggests that the government has a responsibility to the factories to monitor and advise them on their emissions levels, rather than the company itself taking that responsibility.
Health Disparities/Equity Issues:
The only equity issue that was touched upon involved national funding (or lack thereof) of state environmental ministries in comparison to other state governing bodies.
Follow Up:
Manali Industrial Area-
(http://currentnews.emsme.in/files/2011/08/Govt-cap-on-TN%E2%80%99s-hazard-zones.jpg)
(http://www.tageo.com/get_map.php?lat=10.583&long=79.650&name=Manali&tag=1)