Action taken report in the form of affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas District dated February 22, 2025. The matter related to a newspaper report which appeared in the Hindu, January 15, 2024 titled "Rising sea, shrinking sands erode vibrancy of Ganga Sagar mela". …
Post Diwali, city roads are littered with the remnants of fireworks. The deluge of garbage, including empty bottles used to light off rockets, cardboard boxes and gift wrappers are seen strewn across every nook and corner of the city. In most residential and industrial areas, cracker waste formed an additional …
A sudden temperature drop and an equally sudden calming of winds on Tuesday exposed Delhi's unhealthy air quality to all its residents. Two days after Diwali, a thick smog of pollutants hung over the city through the day as weather conditions prevented its escape. As Delhiites were forced to inhale …
The overall noise level in the city may have come down this Diwali, but some pockets witnessed a very noisy celebration, recording a deafening 100dB. A study on Sunday shows that there was no respite for residents in places such as Marine Drive, Pedder Road and Khar. Activists said in …
The levels of air pollutants more than doubled in some parts of the city, shooting way past the permissible limit this Diwali. While levels of gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide were only slightly higher than normal, level of particulate suspended matter shot up to an unhealthy …
Air pollutant levels shot up to twice their permissible limit in various parts of the city on Sunday evening. Competing for the top honours for the most polluted air on Diwali night was the eastern suburb of Hadapsar, and the heart of the city, Shivajinagar. The air at Nigdi turned …
Despite a campaign launched by the UT Environment Department to discourage the use of firecrackers, the air and noise pollution level on Diwali night in the city not only exceeded the permissible limits, but also witnessed a marginal increase over last year. The maximum noise pollution levels were recorded between …
The air pollution on Diwali night registered a marginal fall as compared to last year in Panchkula, but the level of sulphur dioxide recorded a considerable increase, indicating more use of crackers having a high content of the harmful gas. Data collected by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) …
Delhi on Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro but it is certainly the noisiest and smokiest. Noise pollution was the highest in Delhi this Diwali compared to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, and particulate matter in the air hit an all-time high. Noise levels, which …
Ranchi’s Lalpur wore the Diwali decibel crown of shame this year, smashing sound barriers to touch 96.6dB between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday, bursting to smithereens Central Pollution Control Board benchmarks that the state is supposed to obey. Awareness drives died with a whimper as residents celebrated one of the …
The city witnessed a surge in the number of cases of road rage, rowdyism, brawls, noise pollution and road accidents on Diwali, with the police control room (PCR) receiving nearly 36% more complaints. On an average, PCR normally gets 200 to 225 calls daily, but on Sunday, it received 307 …
The Diwali in the city has been a quiet affair this year if data recorded by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is any indication. The data indicate that air and sound pollution has been lower this year compared to 2012 notwithstanding the odd residential area that bucked the …
Despite several awareness campaigns on precautions to be taken during Diwali festivities, many children and adults were injured while bursting fire crackers in the twin cities. In the city alone, around 100 children were rushed to various hospitals with burns during the weekend with several reporting eye injuries. At least …
The mention of another spell of rain may make you grumble, but nothing short of a downpour will clean up the toxins in the air after Diwali. And if you are among those who can't do without a morning walk, get yourself a pollution mask because the smoke-heavy air isn't …
Patnaites seem to have become aware of the health hazards of noise pollution, as they opted for less noisy crackers this Diwali. However, the air pollution created by them was higher. According to the data of Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), this Diwali there was a decrease in noise …
Noise pollution in Delhi witnessed an upward trend this Diwali compared with other metros like Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Kolkata. However, air pollution was found to be on the lower side this year vis-à-vis previous year’s Diwali, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) noise and air pollution data …
Experts Blame It On Type Of Crackers, Say Situation Critical New Delhi: Many Delhiites felt that decibels levels on Diwali night were a shade lower than previous years, but the dense haze of near-choking pollution told a different story. Now the verdict is out. The PM 10 (coarse particles) levels …
Categories across the board from chocolate to cheese, olive oil to biscuits have been impacted as a result of stand off between importers, food safety regulator It is not just your favourite imported chocolate that went missing from shop shelves this festive season. Crispies such as Pringles, gourmet cheese, olive …
The Central Pollution Control Board has conducted Ambient Air quality and Noise monitoring at various locations in Delhi on the occasion of Deepawali festival, 2013 to see the impact of bursting of crackers on environment.
Delhi at Diwali is about as happy a city as any other metro - but it is also the noisiest and smokiest. Noise pollution was the highest in Delhi this Diwali compared to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata, and particulate matter in the air hit an all-time high. Noise levels, …
ALLAHABAD: Buoyed by the denizens' support towards the recent campaign against high-decibel firecrackers, anti-pollution activists in the city now plan to extend the campaign and persuade the public against using polythene. Sharing the details with TOI, anti-pollution activist and Limca Book record holder Rajendra Tiwari Dukanji said, "Perhaps our requests …
