Enhanced Strategic Plan Towards Clean Air in Mumbai Metropolitan Region
The National Clean Air Action Plan (NCAP) was formulated in 2019 to create time-bound strategies to reduce concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) by 20–30 per cent by 2024 (from the 2017 baseline). The overarching goal of NCAP is to create comprehensive mitigation strategies towards abatement of poor air quality and to augment monitoring of key pollutants. The fifteenth Finance Commission has provided direct grants to urban local bodies (ULBs) for the year 2020–21 for air pollution mitigation and to reduce PM pollution by at least 5 per cent each year. To achieve these clean air targets enhanced action plans at the city and regional levels are necessary.
