Impact of a low-emission zone on air pollutants: A case study of Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
Research
Moorthy Nair
Associate Researcher
Moorthy Nair works as an Associate Researcher at the ICCT in New Delhi, India. He is currently involved in the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) programme for Indian cities at ICCT. His research interests include air quality models and management, health risk assessment, and the economic costs of air pollution. Prior to joining ICCT, he was part of Programme Management Unit to the Government of Bihar facilitating effective implementation of City Clean Air Action Plans under the National Clean Air Program (NCAP), GoI. He has also worked at CSIR-NEERI, GoI where he was part of several projects including air quality monitoring, analysis, and pollutant dispersion modelling. Moorthy has a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Manipal University and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum.