Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry said that the government has taken several steps for mitigation of air pollution in the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said, acceptance of the problem is the beginning of the solution. He said, the government has launched a National Clean Air Programme aimed to achieve 20 to 30 per cent reduction in pollutants by 2024 from the level of 2017. <br />''<br />''He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to improve air quality in more than 100 cities. He informed that steps like BS-VI compliant vehicles, expansion of metro lines, shifting of industries to PNG, waste processing plants and city specific plans have been taken to curb the pollution level across the country. He urged the citizens to participate in the initiatives by adopting pollution mitigating measures.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In another reply, Mr. Javadekar said, India is producing around 90 gigawatt energy from the renewable resources which is 37 per cent of the total energy generation capacity of the country. He said, various international bodies and studies have praised the efforts of India for its compliance with the provisions of Paris Agreement for Climate Change.</span><br />