New Delhi: Surat has been ranked as the highest main metropolis in India for air high quality enhancements adopted by Jabalpur and Agra.
The Union Atmosphere Ministry introduced the “Nationwide Clear Air Metropolis” Awards throughout the Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 held at a nationwide workshop celebrating the “Worldwide Day of Clear Air for Blue Skies” in Jaipur on Saturday.
Whereas Surat, Jabalpur and Agra secured the highest three positions amongst cities with inhabitants of over 10 lakh, Firozabad (UP), Amravati (Maharashtra) and Jhansi (UP) had been acknowledged as the very best amongst cities with inhabitants between three lakh and 10 lakh.
Raebareli (UP), Nalgonda (Telangana) and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh) topped the checklist among the many cities with populations below three lakh.
“Swachh Vayu Survekshan” is an initiative by the ministry to rank cities primarily based on the implementation of actions permitted below town motion plan and air high quality in cities coated below the Nationwide Clear Air Programme (NCAP).
These cities had been awarded for vital enhancements in air high quality by way of numerous greatest practices to cut back air air pollution. Key actions included paving roads, selling mechanical sweeping, bioremediation of legacy waste, stable waste administration, changing reclaimed land from dumpsites into inexperienced areas, greenbelt growth, clever visitors administration techniques and Miyawaki afforestation.
India launched the Nationwide Clear Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019 with a goal to cut back particulate air pollution by 20-30 per cent by 2024 utilizing 2017 as the bottom yr. The goal was later revised to a 40 per cent discount by 2026 utilizing 2019-20 as the bottom yr.
The programme at the moment covers solely 131 non-attainment cities — these which persistently failed to fulfill nationwide ambient air high quality requirements between 2011 and 2015.
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