Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday chaired a review meeting to assess measures taken by Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to combat air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.
The meeting reviewed the progress of pollution control measures and their implementation under the detailed action plans prepared for the region. Yadav has held more than 30 review meetings with NCR state governments and municipal bodies over the past year to strengthen preparedness and ensure effective implementation of the measures.
Environment Ministers Manjinder Singh Sirsa of Delhi, Rao Narbir Singh of Haryana and Arun Kumar Saxena of Uttar Pradesh participated in the meeting virtually.
Senior officials from the Environment Ministry and the Central Pollution Control Board also joined the meeting. CAQM Member Secretary Tarun Pithode presented the progress made by NCR states, while CAQM Chairperson Rajesh Verma reviewed the implementation of action plans on the ground and highlighted pending measures.
