National Clean Air Programme Kolkata

National Clean Air Programme Kolkata
ENVIRONMENT NEWS

Kolkata rings in New Year with toxic air

Kolkata has welcomed the New Year with almost unbreathable air. At 12 am on Saturday night, when hundreds of thousands were ringing in 2023 either on roads or at various open-air destinations, 5 out of 7 automatic air pollution measuring stations in the city recorded ‘very poor’ while one recorded ‘poor’ air quality. The situation

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‘Inappropriate’ use of central funds worth Rs 536 crores main cause of Kolkata’s air pollution misery, allege environmentalists

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

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