Government Initiatives to Control Air Pollution
National Clean Air Programme
- Launched in 2019, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) is a pollution control initiative that was launched by the Ministry of Environment with the intention to cut the concentration of coarse (particulate matter of diameter 10 micrometer or less, or PM10) and fine particles (particulate matter of diameter 2.5 micrometer or less, or PM2.5) by at least 20% in the next five years, with 2017 as the base year for comparison.
- It is the first-ever effort in the country to frame a national framework for air quality management with a time-bound reduction target.
- The plan includes 102 ....
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