The state of Uttarakhand on 29 October 2012 tops the Environmental
Performance Index (EPI) list of being best-performing States and Union
territories in terms of environmental well-being released by Planning
Commission.
Uttarakhand is followed by Himachal Pradesh,
Chandigarh, Sikkim, and Andhra Pradesh on the Planning Commission’s
Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list. Environmental well-being is
one of the considerations for decentralization of funds to the States
under the Gadgil formula.
The State of Uttarakhand was given a
cumulative score point of 0.8123 which is followed by Himachal Pradesh
with score point of 0.7316, Chandigarh with 0.7270, Sikkim (0.7149), and
Andhra Pradesh with 0.7147 of Score point.
Mizoram, Kerala, Goa,
Sikkim, Tripura, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar, with an average
score of 1, were ranked as the best States in terms of air quality.
Amazingly,
except for Uttarakhand, all the States met the prescribed national
ambient air quality standard in respect of the sulphur dioxide which is
of 20 micrograms per cubic metre.
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