LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- The state government on Thursday allocated Rs.198 crore for the Uttar Pradesh Clean Air Management Project (UPCAMP), which prioritises actions to reach air quality targets in the 2024 to 2030 timeframe in Uttar Pradesh.

Also, Rs.49.9 crore was earmarked for Uttar Pradesh Forestry and Horticulture University (UPFHU) coming up in Gorakhpur, along with Rs.90.15 lakh for revenue expenditure of the university.

The UPCAMP is a six-year project that includes real-time air quality monitoring stations (AQMS), biogas, the introduction of solar power as fuel for cooking stoves, air quality curriculum for students, and data analysis of air quality.

The UPCAMP will add to the existing infrastructure of 169 AQMS. As many as 193 n...