According to the information given by the Central Government, these cities have been kept under the National Clean Air Program. So that the quality of the mansion in the city keeps on improving. A target has been set to reduce Particulate Matter by 20 to 30 percent in 131 cities of 24 states. This target has been set for 2024 to 2028.
Maharashtra is the most polluted city. 19 cities in the state have been polluted for the last five years, air pollution here is more than the national average. After that, Uttar Pradesh ranks first, where 17 cities are polluted. After that Andhra Pradesh 13, Punjab 9 and Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal 7 cities each.
only 19 cities in maharashtra polluted
Akola
Amaravati
Aurangabad
badlapur
chandrapur
Jalgaon
Jalna
Kolhapur
Latur
Mumbai
Nagpur
Nashik
Navi Mumbai
Pune
Sangli
Solapur
Thane
Vasai-Virar
Ulhasnagar
Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav answered a question in the Lok Sabha on February 13, 2023, gave a list of cities and gave information about what measures are being planned in this regard. The list has been made on the basis of last 5 years data only or the population of the cities is more than 80 lakhs.