NewzVille Desk
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, today chaired a high-level meeting to undertake a detailed review of the Action Plans of Ghaziabad and Noida for tackling air pollution in the two cities.
This was the first review under a series of review meetings on City-specific action plans in NCR, which would culminate in a State-level review in the coming days.
The review is being conducted in the prescribed format, to assess progress and strengthen on-ground implementation.
The Minister took an update from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the installation of Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) in the remaining industrial units, along with the status of on-site inspections and handholding support being provided for installations.
He directed strict adherence to the 31.12.2025 deadline for OCEMS installation and instructed that stringent action be taken against non-compliant units
CPCBs and SPCBs were also directed to inspect polluting and delinquent industries in peri-urban areas and undertake required corrective measures.
Yadav requested the Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR (CAQM) to further fine-tune the parameters used for implementation of city action plans and collate them for reviewing the progress for Delhi-NCR as a whole, in the coming days.
He emphasized the need to upgrade the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) parameters to enable rational allocation of funds to better-performing cities.
The Minister also stressed active involvement of public representatives and citizens in ground-level implementation of action plans and greening activities, so that pollution control becomes a true Jan Bhagidari movement.
