An analysis by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has revealed a substantial rise in fine particulate matter on Diwali, with a 45 per cent increase in PM2.5 and a 33 per cent increase in PM10, compared to the previous year. The DPCC’s report emphasised that nearly all air quality …
This study deals with the effects of fireworks on the air quality over the major cities of India during the festival of light known as “Diwali”. The effects of firecrackers during the festival was assessed from the ambient concentrations of various air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide …
The notification on parking norms in Vashi is being put into effect now, over a month after it was issued by former DCP (traffic) Vijay Patil on August 2. The new DCP Arvind Salve has taken up the issue in view of the forthcoming Navratri and Diwali festivals when vehicular …
Docs: Prolonged Exposure Carries Health Risks As the city gears up for the festivities in the coming months, many people are dreading the inevitable surge in decibel levels. Studies underline that Mumbai is at its noisiest during festivals, be it Dahi Handi, Ganeshotsav or Navratri. The problem peaks during Diwali, …
KSPCB Chairman Dr Ayi Vaman N Acharya speaks with CII Karnataka State Council Chairman Soumitra Bhattachara in Bangalore on Thursday. DH Photo Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman Vaman Acharya on Thursday said the KSPCB is mulling over filing criminal cases against those municipalities that are unable to manage …
Pollution in Delhi is likely to worsen during the weekend with the day temperature expected to fall by 2-5 degree Celsius and calm winds, thus hampering dispersion of suspended pollutants. Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) were engulfed in thick smog post Diwali, making the air quality very unhealthy. …
It isn’t just eye injuries, after Diwali hospitals and clinics in the city are also seeing a rise in the number of respiratory infections and allergy cases. City-based pulmonologists said that over the past two-three days such cases have gone up 10-20 per cent. “For the past two-three days I …
Campaigns, awareness programmes seen as reason for less pollution Campaigns and awareness programmes about ill effects of bursting crackers during Deepawali seems to have paid off as air pollution during the festival has come down by 31.6 per cent compared to statistics recorded during 2012 Deepawali days. Although respirable suspended …
The Millennium City had a quieter Diwali this year though the levels of air pollutants like sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) registered sharp increase compared with normal days. The noise levels measured from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at different locations …
With a thick blanket of smog engulfing the Capital, the Central Pollution Control Board on Wednesday said rain and high-speed wind can clear the pollutants in the air and increase visibility. The Meteorological Department has forecast rain and thundershowers over the next couple of days. The reason behind the thick …
Growing awareness about harmful crackers leads to decrease in RSPM. With growing awareness among people about the harmful implications of burning crackers and self-discipline, Indore saw 50% reduction in air and noise pollution levels this Diwali as compared to the last year’s figures. The data generated by the MPPCB has …
MPCB's noise level monitoring across 15 locations shows blatant violation of permissible limits during 3 days of festival The noise pollution level across all the 15 areas of the city monitored by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) crossed the maximum permissible limits during the three days of Diwali. This …
SAFAR advises people with respiratory problems to stay indoors Even after the activity of bursting of crackers has reduced after Diwali festival, the air quality measured by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology under its System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) continues to be poor in parts of …
Thanks to little campaigns by kids in schools, dissuading public from bursting crackers during Diwali, Punjabis kept their promise not to paint the green Diwali black this year. The upper limits of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM), the major pollutant during Diwali, remained significantly lower as compared to last Diwali. …
Respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM), which remains more than permissible limits even during normal days in the city, shot up on Diwali, giving a tough time to those with respiratory problems. RSPM level graph went up four times more in Sector 22, recorded at 450 microgram per cubic meter against …
Unlike past two years, Arera Colony residents had to put up with less decibel, indicating less inclination for bursting cracker this Diwali. Sound of vehicles also remained somewhat less in the posh residential area. However, it does not mean that overall air pollution level was down in the area. The …
This Diwali, there has been a rise in the air pollution levels in the city as compared to last year, according to the reports of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). The MPCB monitors the air before and during Diwali every year to gauge the levels of air pollution during …
As a huge quantity of pollutants have permeated the air during Diwali, and since rain has not occurred in the city to dissipate these pollutants, it has resulted in a spurt in cases of viral fever and other infections. Specialists say they have witnessed a huge jump in the number …
JAIPUR: A higher number of patients suffering from asthma and other respiratory diseases are coming to city hospitals as this Diwali the Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) in the air has increased due to firecrackers. The national standard level of RSPM in per micro gram of cubic area is 100. …
The festival of joy and revellery is over, but the lingering side-effects of bursting crackers are here to stay. Sources said this Diwali, the city recorded high levels of noise pollution. This is the highest in the past three years. Noise from crackers reached 69.7 decibels this year. Various programmes …
For the first four peak hours (6pm to 10pm) it was Choti Chaupar and for the next two hours (10pm to midnight) it was Jawahar Nagar residential area that produced the highest noise in the city on Diwali. At Jawahar Nagar, it was almost 35dB higher than the National Noise …
