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Title: NTPC to give financial aid to set up air quality monitoring stations in 6 states, 3 UTs
Source:Business Standard
Date:26 February 2020
State-run power giant NTPC on 26 February 2020 signed an agreement with Central Pollution Control Board to provide financial support for installation and commissioning of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS). NTPC will provide financial support of Rs 80 crore for installation of 25 CAAQMS across 6 states and 3 union territories, the company said. CAAQMS will be installed in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Patna (Bihar), Varanasi, Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad (all in Uttar Pradesh), Pimpri Chinchwad (Maharashtra) and Madurai (Tamil Nadu), it said. Besides, CAAQMS will also be installed in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (Port Blair, Silvassa and Daman).
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