CSIR-CRRI signs MoA with Uttar Pradesh to implement CAQM framework on paving and greening of urban roads
On 10 June 2026 at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi, CSIR-CRRI signed an MoA with the PWD, Government of Uttar Pradesh and SPA New Delhi to implement the CAQM standard framework for paving and greening of urban roads in UP's NCR areas.
Summary
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Public Works Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, on 10 June 2026 at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi. The project will implement the Standard Framework for Paving and Greening of Urban Roads in the Uttar Pradesh part of the National Capital Region, aimed at reducing road dust pollution. The framework comes from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), whose Member (Technical) attended. CAQM is constituted under the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021 (Act 29 of 2021).
Key facts
- Date and venue
- 10 June 2026, CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi
- Parties
- CSIR-CRRI, PWD Uttar Pradesh, SPA New Delhi
- Project
- Standard Framework for Paving and Greening of Urban Roads (UP–NCR)
- Aim
- Cut road dust pollution in NCR
- Static
- CAQM under the CAQM in NCR and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021 (Act 29 of 2021)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
CSIR-CRRI signed an MoA on 10 June 2026 with the PWD of which state to implement the CAQM framework on paving and greening of urban roads?
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Correct answer: C — Uttar Pradesh
The MoA was signed with the PWD, Government of Uttar Pradesh, for the UP part of the NCR.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), whose framework on urban roads is being implemented in UP, derives its statutory basis from:
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Correct answer: B — The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
CAQM is constituted under the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021 (Act 29 of 2021), administered by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.