Programme: Environment

Montana is one of the towns in Bulgaria with excessive ambient air population. Hence, Montana municipality is implementing a Program to reduce the levels of PM10 and PAHs and to meet the established standards for their content in the ambient air that will expire the next year. The program has been elaborated as an update and continuation of the previous Ambient Air Quality Program. As an eligible beneficiary under Procedure "Elaboration - updating of Municipal Programs for Ambient Air Quality"of OPE Montana municipality has prepared the present project proposal. The objective of the project proposal is elaboration of a comprehensive program to reduce pollutant levels of PM10 and PAH for Montana municipality for a 5 year period. The overall goal behind the elaboration of the program is to identify the most suitable measures for achieving a quality of the ambient air, which is compliant with the legal requirements and which ensures the preservation of public health and the environment.
The target group of the project is the population living in Montana municipality.
The project envisions the implementation of the following main activities:
- Preparation of the project proposal;
- Preparation of the documentation
- Project management;
- Elaboration of a Comprehensive Ambient Air Quality Program for pollutants PM10 and PAH;
- Implementation of information provision and communications measures;
The main result from the implementation of the project is an elaborated comprehensive program to reduce pollutant levels of PM10 and PAH for Montana municipality for the next 5 years after the expiration of the current program.
The total duration of the project is twenty three months. The physical implementation of the project activities will take nineteen months. The following horizontal principles will be applied over the course of implementation of the activities – legality, partnership, transparency and publicity, equal opportunities and prevention of discrimination.