Clean Air, Healthy Delhi: Rs 8,300 Crore Pollution Project
Why in the news
Delhi announced a Rs 8,300 crore air-pollution programme with World Bank support in July 2026. Environment and finance items on pollution control are common in exams.
Key facts
- Project name: Clean Air, Healthy Delhi.
- Cost: Rs 8,300 crore, implemented with World Bank support.
- Led by: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
- Focus areas: clean transport, better air-quality monitoring, sustainable urban development and stronger pollution control.
- Agencies: Environment Department, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Transport Department, PWD, MCD, Delhi Jal Board, DDA, NDMC and Delhi Traffic Police.
About the National Clean Air Programme
The project is meant to speed up the objectives of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and runs alongside existing pollution-reduction initiatives in the capital. It also targets public health gains and long-term environmental sustainability.
Exam angle
- Remember the project name and its Rs 8,300 crore size.
- Link it to NCAP, the national air-quality framework.
- Multilateral support: World Bank.
- Many agencies are involved, not only the environment department.