Comprehensive Clean Air Action Plan for Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur is one of the 20 most polluted cities in the world (WHO, 2019), in terms of particulate matter (PM,) and has also been identified as one of the non-attainment cities under NCAP. In this context, a clean air action plan was prepared under which an emission inventory was developed for Muzaffarpur.  Several focused group discussions with the line departments were conducted to frame source-specific control measures for the city. The study also carried out a techno-economic assessment of the control measures to identify more effective and best-suited measures for the city. A scenario analysis was performed to help policy makers visualise the future pollution landscape under different scenarios.