India, Feb. 5 -- The BMC has allocated Rs.113.18 crore in its budget for the environment department, focusing on a three-pronged approach to tackle air pollution.

First, a five-year contract with the Automotive Research Association of India to conduct periodic emission inventories in the city will verify which source is emitting what quantity of pollutants. Secondly, the BMC is in the process of sealing a deal with IIT Kanpur for the installation of 75 low-cost air-quality-measuring sensors, costing between Rs.300,000 and 10,00,000 each, across the city.

"The low-cost air quality stations are not always accurate, so they will have to be read with the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Systems (CAAQMS) and calibrated to ensure tha...