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The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC), in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB), launched an initiative on 23 July 2024 to address air pollution in the city. As part of the initiative, a team will work on identifying and mapping polluted areas across the city over next couple of days, and later, after conducting an analysis of the situation, will recommend control measures to mitigate pollution. During a meeting on Tuesday with representatives from Artha Global, an independent policy research, consulting and network facilitation organisation in Mumbai, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)- Air Quality Research Division, New Delhi, VMC Additional Commissioner of Projects Ms K.V. Satyavathi said that air pollution is a pressing issue that impacts the health and well-being of the people.