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Lucknow Tops Clean-Air Rankings With Five Key Measures
Lucknow was ranked India’s cleanest-air city in its population group.
It scored 198 points in the national survey.
Indore came second with 197 points, and Jabalpur came third with 195.
Lucknow faces pollution from traffic, construction dust and growing neighbourhoods.
Officials say the city used several methods to reduce these problems.
These included electric vehicles for transport and garbage collection.
The city also used machines to sweep roads and created vertical gardens.
The measures focused on dust, vehicle pollution, open waste burning and waste management.
Lucknow scored 198 points to rank first among cities with more than 10 lakh people.
Indore placed second with 197 points, while Jabalpur ranked third with 195.
Officials credited measures targeting road dust, vehicle emissions and open waste burning.
Electric vehicles are used for public transport and garbage collection in Lucknow.
Mechanised sweeping machines and vertical gardens were among the city’s other interventions.
- Who
- Lucknow, along with Indore and Jabalpur, was assessed in the Swachh Vayu Survekshan-2026.
- What
- Lucknow ranked first among cities with populations above 10 lakh, scoring 198 points.
- Where
- Lucknow, India.
- When
- In the Swachh Vayu Survekshan-2026.
- Why
- Officials attributed the result to measures addressing road dust, vehicle emissions, open waste burning and waste management.
Key facts
- Rank
- First among cities with populations above 10 lakh
- Score
- 198 points
- Second place
- Indore, with 197 points
- Third place
- Jabalpur, with 195 points
- Electric vehicles
- Used for public transport and garbage collection
- Other measures
- Mechanised sweeping machines and vertical gardens
- Pollution targets
- Road dust, vehicle emissions, open waste burning and waste management
Sources
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