HOW LUCKNOW FOUGHT ITS WAY TO BECOME INDIA’S NO. 1 CITY FOR CLEAN AIR

By Khyati Agrawal Gupta (Author, Columnist & Behaviour Writer)  I remember recently reading that Lucknow had been ranked No. 1 by the Swachh Vayu Survekshan. I immediately looked up at the sky through my window, with one thought nagging at me: ‘Is this truly the cleanest air in India?’  Under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), the Swachh Vayu Survekshan annually assesses cities on pollution-control measures & city-specific Clean Air Action Plans, rather than simply ranking them by daily AQI. This 200-mark framework covers 130 cities, divided into three categories…

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