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Gujarat’s pollution control model offers lessons for Delhi-NCR’s air quality crisis
✍️ economictimes.com
🗓 15 Sep 2026, 12:17 AM
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Experts highlight a pollution mitigation initiative from Gujarat that could be adapted to tackle Delhi-NCR’s worsening air quality, drawing parallels with Rio de Janeiro’s air improvement strategies.
A pollution control initiative implemented in Gujarat has attracted attention from policymakers and environmental experts as a possible template for improving air quality in heavily affected regions.
The approach is being compared with measures taken in Rio de Janeiro, where targeted interventions helped reduce particulate matter levels over recent years.
Analysts suggest that adapting Gujarat’s strategies to the specific sources of emissions in Delhi-NCR could yield measurable improvements, though local conditions would require tailored adjustments.
The approach is being compared with measures taken in Rio de Janeiro, where targeted interventions helped reduce particulate matter levels over recent years.
Analysts suggest that adapting Gujarat’s strategies to the specific sources of emissions in Delhi-NCR could yield measurable improvements, though local conditions would require tailored adjustments.