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Indore Tops 2025 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan With Jabalpur Second and Agra, Surat Joint Third

The environment ministry introduced ward-level reviews alongside a nationwide sapling drive to intensify local clean‑air efforts.

This year, Chandigarh scored 186.6 marks, up from 156 marks last year, contributing to its rise from 31st place to 8th place. (Keshav Singh/HT)
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Overview

  • Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presented the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2025 awards in New Delhi, with cash prizes of ₹1.5 crore for first place, ₹1 crore for second and ₹50 lakh for third in each population category.
  • Amravati led the 3–10 lakh population group ahead of joint second-placed Jhansi and Moradabad and third-placed Alwar, while Dewas topped the under-3 lakh category followed by Parwanoo and Angul.
  • Officials reported measurable gains under NCAP, noting 64 of 130 cities cut PM10 by at least 20% since 2017–18 and 25 cities achieved 40% reductions.
  • Indore’s performance was credited to large-scale tree planting that entered the Guinness World Records and expansion of electric and CNG bus fleets, while Jabalpur’s 11 MW waste-to-energy plant and Surat’s EV incentives were highlighted.
  • The ministry said ward-level assessments will begin next year and announced a target to plant 75 crore saplings between September 17 and October 2.