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". …
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 …
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 …
