Hyderabad, March 25 -- The Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, revealed that Telangana has utilized Rs 441 crore out of the Rs 623 crore allocated under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to improve air quality in three cities.

This information was shared in response to a question raised by Visakhapatnam MP Sri Bharat (TDP) in Parliament.

In terms of city-specific allocations and expenditures, Hyderabad received Rs 614 crore for air quality improvements, with Rs 435 crore (70.84 percent) already spent.

Nalgonda was allocated Rs 5.29 crore, of which Rs 2.76 crore (52.17 percent) has been utilized. Meanwhile, Sangareddy received Rs 3.47 crore, and the entire amount has been fully...