A high-level review meeting with the Government of Rajasthan was held in Jaipur on January 27, 2026, under the chairmanship of Commission for Air Quality Management chairperson Rajesh Verma, to assess measures aimed at reducing air pollution in Rajasthan’s NCR districts, including Alwar, Bharatpur and Bhiwadi.

During the meeting, presentations were made on the City Annual Action Plans 2026 for Bhiwadi, Alwar and Bharatpur, as well as the State Annual Action Plan 2026 of Rajasthan. These plans covered key pollution sources such as vehicular emissions, construction and demolition activities, road and open area dust, municipal solid waste management and industrial emissions.

While reviewing the city-level plans, CAQM directed the concerned authorities to submit revised City Action Plans within one week. The revised plans are required to be forward-looking and include comprehensive road coverage with clear financial implications, paving of pedestrian pathways, strengthening of road infrastructure, adequate deployment of mechanical road sweeping machines, development of safe cycling tracks and enhancement of the air quality monitoring network. This includes the installation of an additional Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station in Bharatpur. Cities were also instructed to frame clear strategies for reducing PM2.5 levels, with annual reduction targets of not less than 10 per cent, bridge identified gaps within two years, reassess municipal solid waste processing capacity in line with current generation levels and strengthen information, education and communication activities for relevant stakeholders.

The State Annual Action Plan was also reviewed in detail, with the Commission directing that the revised plan should explicitly aim for an annual air pollution reduction of at least 10 per cent. Emphasis was placed on promoting lithium-ion batteries in place of lead-acid batteries for e-rickshaws, accelerating the transition of two-wheelers and three-wheelers to electric vehicles, installing Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras at fuel stations, strengthening electric vehicle charging infrastructure and implementing Integrated Traffic Management Systems. The plan is also expected to identify and address traffic congestion points, expand construction and demolition waste processing facilities and secondary collection centres across all NCR urban local bodies, prioritise redevelopment of urban and industrial roads with financial assessments, complete greening of pathways and central verges within one year, and establish state-level and ward-level task forces along with Integrated Command and Control Centres in Bhiwadi, Alwar, Bharatpur and at the state headquarters.

The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board presented the status of installation of Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems and air pollution control devices in industrial units. CAQM directed that remaining installations be completed expeditiously and warned that industries failing to place orders for OCEMS before January 31, 2026, would face action in line with directions issued by the Central Pollution Control Board.

Special focus was placed on reducing vehicular pollution through improved traffic management, deployment of ITMS with automated challan systems, installation of ANPR cameras at traffic junctions, identification and decongestion of traffic bottlenecks, augmentation of parking facilities and phased removal of diesel-operated autorickshaws from NCR areas. Faster adoption of cleaner mobility solutions by motor vehicle aggregators, delivery service providers and e-commerce companies was also emphasised.

CAQM directed periodic reviews of compliance by all stakeholder departments and agencies and stressed the need for time-bound implementation of action plans to achieve sustained air quality improvement across Rajasthan’s NCR regions.