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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on 7 September 2026 urged mayors and urban local body representatives from 63 National Capital Region cities to lead the clean air effort at the grassroots, in what the Ministry described as its first engagement of this scale with elected representatives of local bodies on air pollution. He said urban local bodies are the first responders on air quality, and pressed for effective implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 and the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2025, along with greening measures such as planting drought resistant grass species along roads to contain dust. Yadav said more than 25 review meetings have been held at the Union level with NCR municipal bodies and State governments, and that the Commission for Air Quality Management would extend technical support including its repository and action plans. The meeting closed with a Clean Air Pledge administered to the assembled representatives.