IISc team calls for scrapping Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan ranking framework
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science have called for the scrapping of the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan air quality ranking framework. They argue the system is flawed, lacks scientific rigor, and creates a disconnect between administrative scores and actual air quality.
Why it matters
Challenges the validity of government environmental metrics, which are crucial for public health policy.
A technical review report prepared by members of the IISc Sustainable Transport Lab (IST) Lab, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has called for the scrapping and roll-back of the current Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan ranking framework, stating that there are major discrepancies in the approach and methodology.
The report titled ‘Analysis of the Framework of Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan’ has been prepared by Prof. Ashish Verma, who has also written to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav, stating that the technical review by his team of the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan rankings reveal a stark dichotomy between administrative scores/ranking and ground realities.
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