The air air pollution throughout Uttar Pradesh shot up following Diwali with most cities registering a spike within the Air High quality Index (AQI).
The Taj Mahal complicated is obscured by smog, a day after the pageant of Diwali, in Agra on Friday. (PTI)
Within the state capital, the general Air High quality Index (AQI) elevated just a few factors on Diwali day however remained average with AQI of 182 on Thursday. It, nonetheless, turned ‘very poor’ on Friday, a day after Diwali.
On Friday, the AQI recorded in Lucknow was 306, a bounce of 124 factors from Diwali. On Wednesday, a day earlier than Diwali the AQI in Lucknow was recorded at 175 as per Central Air pollution Management Board’s (CPCB) information.
Likewise, comparable developments have been additionally reported in large cities, together with Kanpur the place the AQI jumped to 289 on Friday from 131 on Diwali. In Meerut, it jumped to 294 from 202. In Ghaziabad, it moved to 306 on Friday from 273. Better Noida, Noida, Muzaffarnagar, Agra and different Western UP cities mirrored the same development.
In accordance with specialists, the marked change in AQI submit Diwali is primarily brought on by elevated human actions in the course of the festive season.
The six stations arrange in Lucknow report excessive air air pollution on Diwali night time particularly between 10 pm to 2 pm.
In an effort to watch air pollution, six reside monitoring stations have been established by air pollution management boards, together with areas like Talkatora, Lalbagh, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gomti Nagar, Kukrail, and BR Ambedkar College.
The AQI is categorised as follows — 0-50 (good), 51-100 (passable), 101-200 (average), 201-300 (poor), 301-400 (very poor), and 401-500 (extreme).