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". …
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 …
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 …
Results of the analysis of pollution data recorded in Noida have revealed that noise levels were nearly 20 decibels higher on Diwali night as compared to a normal night. The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) released the results on Wednesday, after conducting a two-stage analysis of pollution levels on …
...As City Folk Burn 35Cr On Diwali This Year Lucknow: As Lucknowites lighted up fire crackers of nearly Rs 35 crores this year, it resulted in an increase of air pollution by over 100% and noise pollution upto 37.35% in several areas of the city. The air and noise levels …
Data Collected By Pollution Control Board Shows Greater Awareness Among People About Harmful Effects Of Crackers Mumbai: The city seems to have kept its decibel levels and air pollution low this year. Data released by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) shows that the concentration of the Respirable Suspended Particulate …
NOISE LEVELS CROSSED 100 DB IN MANY AREAS; KOREGAON PARK NOISIEST Pune: Firecracker traders may have reported a drop in sales this Diwali, but the city still had a deafening blast on Sunday evening, with noise levels breaching the permissible barrier of 55 decibels (dB) in many areas, and also …
The noise level on the night of Diwali in the town exceeded the permissible limits creating additional pollution for the residents of Mohali. According to data available with the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), even the sensitive Fortis Hospital zone was not spared of high levels of noise pollution. The …
While Lakshmipujan was the day of Diwali when maximum air pollution was recorded in the city, the air over Hadapsar area was the most polluted due to bursting of firecrackers. The second most polluted was Shivajinagar. The researchers of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), with the help of …
The awareness drives against crackers and rallies being taken out for Green Diwali seemed to have little impact on city residents with air and noise pollution levels recorded this year being higher than the last. Diwali, this year witnessed increasing trends of air and noise pollution level, in comparison to …
Strict vigil and stringent law have spared river Hooghly from bearing the brunt of pollution triggered by idol immersion, but local waterbodies were not so lucky. After Kali Puja organizers were discouraged to immerse their idols in Hooghly, they made a beeline for nearby ponds, thus clogging them with idol …
