Centre launches 5-yr plan to combat pollution in 102 cities
The Environment Ministry on Thursday launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) aimed at reducing toxic particulate matter in 102 Indian cities by 2024. The NCAP will be a mid-term, five-year plan with 2019 as the first year, while 2017 will be the base year for comparison of concentration. An amount of â¹300 crore has been sanctioned for this purpose.