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Indore, Amravati, Dewas Top Rankings for Clean Air Efforts Under NCAP
Millennium Post Delhi
|New Delhi 10September2025
Indore ranked first among cities with more than 10 lakh population, followed by Jabalpur (MP). Agra (UP) and Surat (Gujarat) shared the third spot
NEW DELHI: Indore, Amravati and Dewas on Tuesday emerged as top performers in curbing air pollution under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
At an award event here, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said several cities have achieved significant progress despite being industrial hubs or having coal mines.
He announced that from next year, wards within cities will also be assessed for their air pollution control efforts, and released guidelines for this.
Indore ranked first among cities with more than 10 lakh population, followed by Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh). Agra (Uttar Pradesh) and Surat (Gujarat) shared the third spot.
This story is from the New Delhi 10September2025 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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