Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Yadav, Yogi Review Uttar Pradesh Air Pollution Action Plan
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath discussed ways to reduce air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
They said the work should happen quickly before winter arrives.
Officials were told to repair potholes and build better footpaths.
They were also asked to pave and plant greenery along roads.
More mechanical road-sweeping machines should be used and tracked by location.
The government wants more electric buses and charging stations in the region.
Old vehicles that are no longer safe should be moved out or scientifically scrapped.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of planting trees.
Yadav said government agencies and the public must work together to improve the air.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav reviewed Uttar Pradesh’s Delhi-NCR air pollution measures with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Yadav called for faster implementation, stronger coordination and strict enforcement before winter.
Officials were asked to prioritize road paving, roadside greening, pothole repairs, footpaths and deep road cleaning.
Yadav urged expanded use of geo-tagged mechanical road sweeping machines for real-time monitoring.
The meeting also reviewed electric buses, EV charging stations, tree cover and the movement or scrapping of end-of-life vehicles.
- Who
- Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with senior Union and state officials.
- What
- They reviewed Uttar Pradesh’s action plan and implementation of measures to reduce air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
- When
- On Friday, before the onset of winter.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, in the context of air-quality measures for Delhi-NCR.
- Why
- To accelerate pollution-control work and achieve visible improvements in air quality before winter.
- Meeting focus
- Progress on measures to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR.
- Priority deadline
- Pollution-control measures are to be implemented before winter.
- Road-dust measures
- Paving, roadside greening, pothole repairs, footpaths, pavements and deep road cleaning.
- Monitoring
- Mechanical Road Sweeping Machines should be deployed more widely and geo-tagged.
- Electric mobility
- Deployment of electric buses and installation of EV charging stations should be expedited.
- End-of-life vehicles
- Authorities were asked to speed up NOCs for eligible vehicles leaving the NCR and encourage scientific scrapping.
- Public role
- Yadav emphasized a ‘Whole of Government’ and ‘Whole of Society’ approach.