Archive · 18 Sep 2026
UP, Centre Coordinate NCR Air Pollution Plan Across Eight Districts
Uttar Pradesh and the central government want to reduce dirty air in eight districts connected to the National Capital Region.
They discussed their plan in Lucknow on Friday.
Yogi Adityanath and Bhupender Yadav led the meeting.
The plan looks at pollution from cars, factories, dust, and waste.
Officials reviewed work in places including Noida, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, and Bulandshahr.
They are considering action against old vehicles.
They also discussed electric buses and a new electric-vehicle policy.
Vehicles may need pollution certificates, and aggregator-operated vehicles may face new rules.
Uttar Pradesh and the Centre are preparing a coordinated air-pollution plan for eight NCR-linked districts.
The plan focuses on vehicle emissions, industrial pollution, dust, and waste management.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav discussed the measures in Lucknow on Friday.
Officials reviewed pollution-control efforts in Noida, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, and Bulandshahr.
Proposed steps include action against old vehicles, electric buses, pollution certificates, and regulation of aggregator-operated vehicles.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh government, the Centre, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
- What
- They discussed a coordinated action plan to reduce air pollution in eight Uttar Pradesh districts linked to the National Capital Region.
- When
- The meeting took place on Friday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- At the Chief Minister’s residence in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To address vehicular emissions, industrial pollution, dust, and waste management.
- Scope
- Eight Uttar Pradesh districts linked to the National Capital Region
- Meeting location
- Chief Minister’s residence, Lucknow
- Key participants
- Yogi Adityanath and Bhupender Yadav
- Pollution sources
- Vehicles, industry, dust, and waste
- Districts named
- Noida, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, and Bulandshahr
- Vehicle measures
- Action against old vehicles, electric buses, pollution certificates, and regulation of aggregator-operated vehicles
- Additional policy
- Implementation of the new Electric Vehicle Policy