Bhupender Yadav chaired 4th meeting of Apex Committee of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) on the occasion of Swachh Vayu Diwas (International Day of Clean Air for blue skies) in Jaipur on 7th September, 2024.He reviewed the implementation of National, State and City clean air action plans implemented in 24 States/UTs and 131 cities. State Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Rajasthan, Shri Sanjay Sharma was also present in the meeting.
It was informed that under this Programme, a performance-based grant of Rs.19,612 crore has been allocated to 131 cities for implementation of city action plans from 2019-20 to 2025-26. So far Rs.11,211 crore was provided to these cities to achieve the targets of 40% reduction or achieving National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in PM10 levels by 2025-26.Air quality improvement activities undertaken in 131 cities in sectors of road dust, vehicular pollution, waste management, greening of urban spaces and industrial pollution were presented in the meeting.
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