Authors : H. D. Anande and B. B. Shil
Page Nos : 104-110
Description :
Warora is developing city of Chandrapur district with increasing population. From last 15 years, the developing rate of Warora city has been increased rapidly due to the establishment of coal based powerplants like GMR and Wardha Power along with other industries and corporate companies. With increasing development, the air quality of Warora is also deteriorating. The present study is a sincere effort to measure the levels of major criteria air pollutants viz; PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and NOx of Warora city.
Considering MSRTC Bus Stand as a centre of the city, ambient air samples were collected and analysed over a period of one year from 10 locations. Two locations were selected near the centre and eight locations were selected towards the eight directions within radius of 5 Km from the centre. Samples were collected by following National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Standards (NAAQMS) using Respirable Dust Sampler (RDS) machines. Except during Monsoon months, the concentration of PM10 and PM2.5 were found exceeding the limits. The concentration of SO2, and NOx were found within the NAAQM limits throughout the year. The overall air quality of Warora city is found unsatisfactory in terms of particulate air pollution.
