About UPCAMP
India's first airshed-based air quality management program, a transformative initiative by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, supported by the World Bank, to deliver clean air to 27 crore people.
Why an Airshed Approach?
Air pollution does not respect administrative boundaries. Uttar Pradesh needs a fundamentally different strategy.
Uttar Pradesh, home to over 27 crore people, faces one of India's most severe air quality crises. The state's average PM2.5 concentration stands at approximately 65 µg/m³, far above India's national standard of 40 µg/m³ and the WHO guideline of 35 µg/m³. Multiple cities in UP consistently rank among the most polluted in the country.
Traditional city-level programs address pollution within individual city boundaries. But scientific analysis shows that 43% of UP's PM2.5 originates from outside the state, carried across the Indo-Gangetic Plain airshed by wind patterns and atmospheric dynamics.
UPCAMP adopts an airshed approach that addresses pollution at its source across the entire region, using science-driven modeling to identify the most cost-effective emission reduction pathways, powered by the GAINS-IGP atmospheric model developed with IIASA, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Delhi.
What Makes UPCAMP Different
Airshed-Scale Coverage
Addresses pollution across the entire Indo-Gangetic Plain, not just individual cities.
Science-Driven Decisions
GAINS-IGP atmospheric model enables scenario analysis for cost-effective interventions.
Results-Based Financing
World Bank's PforR instrument links disbursements to independently verified results.
Multi-Sector, Multi-Agency
Coordinates across 11 implementing agencies and 5 priority sectors simultaneously.
A Program of Unprecedented Scale
UPCAMP is the largest state-level air quality management program in India, backed by the World Bank's Program-for-Results financing instrument.
Financing Structure
Financed through a ₹2,657 Crore IBRD loan using the World Bank's Program-for-Results (PforR) instrument, linking disbursements directly to verified results through Disbursement-Linked Indicators.
Three Result Areas
Strengthening State Capabilities for Air Quality Management
Building a robust air quality monitoring and decision-making infrastructure across the state, from real-time sensor networks to atmospheric modeling and early warning systems.
Advancing Sector Interventions for Emissions Reduction
Targeted interventions across six key sectors that contribute most to PM2.5 pollution, driving technology transitions and incentivizing cleaner practices at source.
Enabling IGP Airshed Cooperation
Pioneering inter-state cooperation across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, where 23.9% of UP's PM2.5 comes from neighbouring states and 9.7% from other countries.
Institutional Structure
Governing Body
Chairman: Chief Secretary, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
Executive Body
Chairman: Principal Secretary, DoEF&CC
UP Clean Air Management Project Authority
Chief Executive Officer
Governing Body Members
Chief Secretary (Chairman), Principal Secretaries from Environment, Finance, Transport, Agriculture, Industry, Urban Development, and World Bank representatives.
Executive Body Members
PS DoEF&CC (Chairman), CEO UPCAMPA (Member Secretary), Nodal Officers from concerning departments, and Add. Chief Secretary / PS from relevant departments.