For the first time ever, the world will join together to mark the UN`s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies and the theme for 2020 is ‘Clean Air for All’. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will chair a webinar on the occasion on Monday.
He will also review the progress of the activities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) during the course of the webinar, the Environment Ministry said.
Principal secretaries of the Urban Development Department and Environment Department of 28 states and eight union territories will attend the event. Commissioner of 122 cities as identified in the NCAP programme will also participate.
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in his address from the Red Fort on Independence Day, 2020, had highlighted the need for ‘holistic improvement in air quality’ in 100 cities.
Moreover, the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 19, 2019, had adopted a resolution to observe the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on September 7 every year starting from 2020.
