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EPCA decides on action plan for eight critically polluted cities in India, CSE press release, Feb 5, 2009 [1]

Critically polluted cities in India need a massive transition to public transport, running on clean fuel, so that they can deal with the challenge of pollution and congestion. This was the verdict of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), the pollution monitoring arm of the Supreme Court, which issued a seven-point agenda of action for improving air quality in India

Publication Date: 
05/02/2009
Centre for Science and Environment [2]
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution [3], Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) [4], Public Transport [5], Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) [6], Urban Transport [7], Parking Policy [8], Supreme Court [9], CSE [10], India [11], Air Quality and Health [12]
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