Archive · 12 Dec 2025
World Bank Approves $600 mn for UP, Haryana Air Quality
The World Bank has given $600 million to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to help make the air cleaner.
In Uttar Pradesh, the money will be used to make transport, farming, and industries less polluting.
It will also help 3.9 million families cook with cleaner fuel and introduce electric vehicles like buses and three-wheelers in cities like Lucknow and Kanpur.
In Haryana, the funds will improve systems to measure air pollution and support cleaner transport and farming practices.
Both projects aim to reduce pollution and make life better for people in these states.
The Haryana project, specifically, will be led by a special team called ARJUN, which will ensure that the plans are carried out smoothly and monitored in real-time.
World Bank approves $600 million for air quality improvement in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Uttar Pradesh's $299.66 million program focuses on transport, agriculture, and industry to reduce pollution.
Haryana's $305 million project invests in air quality monitoring and clean transport in Gurugram, Sonipat, Faridabad, and Jhajjar.
Programs aim to introduce 15,000 electric three-wheelers and 500 electric buses in both states.
Funds will support cleaner technologies for MSMEs and better agriculture waste management.
- Who
- World Bank, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
- What
- Approval of $600 million for air quality improvement programs
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, India
- Why
- To improve air quality and reduce pollution through multisectoral interventions
Government and World Bank
Opposition or Critics
Fund Allocation
Government and World Bank
The World Bank and Haryana government view the $305 million funding as crucial for achieving sustainable air quality improvements and economic growth.
Opposition or Critics
Critics may argue that the funding is insufficient or that the projects may not deliver the promised results due to implementation challenges.
- Funding Amount
- $600 million
- Uttar Pradesh Funding
- $299.66 million
- Haryana Funding
- $305 million
- Households Benefited
- 3.9 million
- Electric Three-Wheelers
- 15,000
- Electric Buses
- 500
- Cities in UP
- Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur
- Cities in Haryana
- Gurugram, Sonipat, Faridabad, Jhajjar
- Heavy-Duty Vehicles Replacement
- 13,500
- Total Project Cost in Haryana
- Rs 3,646 crore
- Haryana Government Contribution
- Rs 1,065 crore
- Grant Allocation
- Rs 83 crore
- Transport-Sector Interventions
- Rs 1,688 crore
- Industrial Operations
- Rs 563 crore
- Agriculture-Sector Interventions
- Rs 746 crore
Sources
WB to Provide $600 mn to UP, Haryana to Improve Air Quality
World Bank to finance program for improving air quality in UP
World Bank Approves $305 Million For Haryana's Clean Air Project
