India, Nov. 15 -- A Right to Information (RTI) reply from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has shown that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) did not utilise Rs.28.77 crore of its air pollution control funds provided under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) during the last two financial years.

At the start of 2023-24 financial year, MCD had Rs.26.6 crore of the fund left over from the previous year, and was given an additional grant of Rs.8.93 crore, which meant it had over Rs.35 crore to tackle air pollution. However, the RTI reply shows that only Rs.5.19 crore was utilised during the period, leaving Rs.30.11 crore unused by the end of March 2024.

The utilisation of funds dropped further in the 2024-25 financial yea...