BHOPAL: In a major setback to the Madhya Pradesh government, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rejected action plan sent by five out of six cities in including Bhopal and Indore to reduce air pollution.Sources say, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur , Ujjain, Sagar and Gwalior districts had submitted their plans to the CPCB, but only Gwalior has got clearance. Rest of the cities have been asked to submit a revised plan.A Right to Information query filed by Greenpeace has highlighted the immediate need for MP to step up its efforts for combating air pollution under the much-discussed National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).MP is home to 13 cities with high level air pollution above permissible annual levels of PM10 based on 2015 and 2016 data, which is equivalent to all cities with ambient air quality monitoring in the state.Out of these 13 cities, six have been identified as non-attainment cities by the CPCB in 2016.

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