9 months ago
Bhopal's Air Quality Unchanged Despite ₹195 Crore Spending
The city of Bhopal in India has spent a lot of money, ₹195 crore, over the past six years to clean up its air.
But the air quality hasn't improved much.
The government is now going to set up a special team to check why the money wasn't used well.
The city got money to fix roads, clean streets, and put in special fountains that clean the air.
But none of this work has started yet.
Other cities like Indore did much better and got top marks for clean air.
Bhopal is still polluted, and the government wants to make sure the city uses the money properly to fix the problem.
Bhopal has spent ₹195.01 crore over six years to improve air quality with minimal results.
The city's PM-10 levels remain virtually unchanged from 112 in 2017–18 to 110 in 2025.
Bhopal received an additional ₹30 crore this year but has not yet prepared a plan to use it.
The state government will form an expert committee to monitor the BMC's spending and activities.
Bhopal ranked sixth in national clean-air city rankings but did not receive any awards for improvement.
- Who
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other civic bodies
- What
- Spent ₹195 crore over six years to improve air quality with negligible results
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- When
- From 2019 to 2025
- Why
- To reduce pollution and improve Air Quality Index (AQI) under the National Clean Air Program (NCAP)
Key facts
- Total Funds Received
- ₹242.56 crore
- Funds Spent
- ₹195.01 crore
- PM-10 Level (2017–18)
- 112
- PM-10 Level (2025)
- 110
- National Ranking
- 6th
- National Score
- 191 out of 200
- Top-Ranked City
- Indore (200 points)
- Second-Ranked City
- Jabalpur
Quotes
Mohit Nagar
Assistant revenue officer, BMC
“Revenue collection has been affected due to SIR work, but once staff are relieved, we will speed up the process. A plan is in place, and we aim to achieve the target.”
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