Which Indian cities have the cleanest air?
Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh, claimed the top spot in the fifth edition of the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards, an annual ranking of Indian cities based on their efforts under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Odisha’s Rourkela and Kalinga Nagar also secured high positions in their respective categories. The rankings were based on the Swachh Vayu Survekshan Framework, which evaluates cities' actions to address major sources of air pollution.
Former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Prakash Shrivastava, attended the event and emphasized that clean air is achievable through proper planning and ground-level implementation. Under the NCAP, 108 out of 130 covered cities improved PM10 levels, with 72 achieving more than a 20% reduction and 26 experiencing reductions of over 40%.
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