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‘Inappropriate’ use of central funds worth Rs 536 crores main cause of Kolkata’s air pollution misery, allege environmentalists
- by Jayanta Basu
- August 23, 2022
Kolkata continues to be choked with foul air despite getting a windfall for pollution control; environmentalists claim serving political interest is the trigger behind the city’s investment in non-priority sectors linked to air pollution control. Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has received over 536 crores from union government since 2019 to combat air pollution in the