The Weather Channel | The much-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) will be released on Thursday afternoon by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
According to top ministry officials, the programme will mainly cover the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1980, and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
The NCAP is expected to propose multiple strategies to combat air pollution in the 102 most-polluting cities in the country. While it appears that the programme will not be legally binding on states, a top official from the ministry told TOI that under NCAP, appropriate action will be taken under the provisions of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1980 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
As reported by TOI earlier, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have the highest number of ‘non-attainment’ cities (17 and 15 respectively) identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Pollution levels in these cities are not meeting the set standards of the environment ministry. Till about four months ago, none of the 17 cities in Maharashtra had a mitigation plan in place. Read more
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