India, Sept. 10 -- Indore, Amravati and Dewas on Tuesday emerged as top performers in curbing air pollution while Delhi ranked 32 under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Lucknow 15, Ghaziabad 11, Patna 27, Jamshedpur 23 and Chandigarh 8.
According to the Swach Vayu Survekshan survey 2025, Indore ranked first among cities with more than 10 lakh population, followed by Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh). Agra (Uttar Pradesh) and Surat (Gujarat) shared the third spot.
In the 3-10 lakh population category, Amravati (Maharashtra) stood first, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) and Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) were joint second, while Alwar (Rajasthan) took the third position. Among smaller cities with less than three lakh people, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) bagged ...