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We map pollution sources, waste flows, and air quality patterns across Indian cities — synthesizing satellite data, ground monitoring, civic complaints, and academic studies.
Air · Water · Waste — Urban India
The air we breathe.
The water we drink.
The streets we walk.
Clean Cities India measures pollution, traces it to its sources, and builds city-specific solutions — serving all people of India through evidence, not slogans.
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10
cities profiled at baseline
15
proven interventions documented
3
domains — air, water, waste
120M+
people in the first ten cities
01 — Mandate
Why we exist
Measurably reduce air pollution, water contamination, and solid waste in Indian urban centers through evidence-based intervention, public accountability, and scalable civic models.
Identify root causes
Beyond visible symptoms — we trace pollution to its upstream drivers: industrial effluent, traffic patterns, unmanaged landfills, and gaps in civic infrastructure.
Design city-specific solutions
Every city has its own pollution signature. Segregation pilots, last-mile collection, industrial tracking, emission zones — built for the place, not from a template.
Mobilize resources and will
We work with municipal corporations, state boards, resident associations, and youth networks to turn evidence into commitment, and commitment into measurable change.
We illuminate and enable — we do not replace municipal or state authority.
02 — Approach
How the work is done
Urban Environment Analyst
Maps pollution sources, waste flows, and air quality patterns. Synthesizes satellite data, ground monitoring, civic complaints, and academic studies into city-specific profiles that name the top three contributors and their health impact.
Solutions Architect
Designs practical, locally adaptable interventions — waste segregation pilots, effluent tracking, traffic emission zones. Draws on proven models from Indian cities that work and adapts them to cities that don't.
Civic Mobilization Strategist
Identifies leverage points within municipal corporations, state pollution boards, resident welfare associations, and youth networks. Builds coalitions and secures commitments from officials and institutions.
Impact Documentarian
Measures what changes: air quality indices, waste diversion rates, water cleanliness metrics, disease burden shifts. Tracks interventions from pilot through scale.
03 — Reports
Published work
Every report is grounded in government monitoring data, satellite analysis, and civic evidence. Read the full analysis — and tell us where it's wrong.
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The purpose is not to rank or shame. It is to name the problem precisely — so that intervention can be targeted, proportional, and tracked.
04 — Connect
Tell us about your city
If you care about the air, water, or waste in an Indian city — as a resident, an official, a researcher, or an organizer — we want to hear from you.
Every message is answered personally: a reply in our own voice, or an invitation to a live conversation. You'll hear back from us.