PM Narendra Modi Launched National Air Quality Index
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 April 2015 launched the National Air
Quality Index (AQI) for monitoring the quality of air in major urban
centres across the country on a real-time basis and enhancing public
awareness for taking mitigative action. As part of the endeavour, the
Union Environment Ministry proposes to extend the measurement of air
quality to 22 state capitals and 44 other cities with a population
exceeding one million. The AQI has been at present launched for 10
cities - Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Faridabad, Ahmedabad,
Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. It will have ‘one number, one colour
and one description’ to inform the public about air quality in a simple
and easily understandable format.
