Three years since its launch, the national clean air programme – aimed at reducing particulate matter levels in 102 cities – is way behind its targets with two years left for the deadline.
The union ministry of environment, forest and climate change had come up with the programme in January 2019. The government added 30 more cities to the list the next year, covering 24 states and union territories, with the target of reducing PM emissions by 20 to 30 percent by 2024.
