To tackle the growing challenge of air pollution, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the World Bank-assisted Uttar Pradesh Clean Air Management Project in January. The Chief Secretary will chair the project's governing body, while the Principal Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary will be nominated as members.
To tackle the serious problem of air pollution, the Yogi government is set to launch a project in collaboration with the World Bank. The World Bank's Board formally approved the project of Directors on December 10.
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It is an airshed-based air quality management project, developed as a multi-sectoral programme targeting the primary sources of air pollution in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
The project is based on comprehensive scientific studies conducted by the World Bank in collaboration with several prestigious institutions, including IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi. This project, worth approximately Rs 2,700 crore, will work to reduce air pollution in a phased manner over six years from 2025 to 2031.
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