The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board’s (MPCB) data on noise pollution across 45 areas in Mumbai shows that there wasn’t a noteworthy drop in noise levels this year.

Mumbaikars can breathe and hear easy. Air and noise pollution in the city this Diwali was significantly low.

Data gathered by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) show noise levels across 45 stations in Mumbai, 10 in Navi Mumbai and five in Thane were the lowest in five years since 2008, while air pollution was also lower than previous years. Continuous monitoring of air quality at stations such as Bandra, Sion, Vashi and Airoli during Diwali revealed average concentration of toxic pollutant respirable particulate suspended matter (RSPM) on Laxmi Puja day, November 13, was 280 µg/m3 in Bandra, above the 100 µg/m3 limit. But it was second lowest recorded in the area in four years.

Tough Time For Those With Respiratory Disorders

Jaipur: Call it post-Diwali blues as number of people with respiratory problems queuing outside city hospitals saw a sharp rise over the last two days. The level of air pollution increased significantly during Diwali compared to previous year. At certain places, it was two times the figures recorded for 2011. According to the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) which measured the air quality at its monitoring stations, in almost every part of the city, except one place, the pollution level went up during the festival.

Although the concentration of gasses like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide remained within safe limits on the night of Diwali this year, the city noted higher air pollution although the noise po

Heaps of burnt crackers, mithai boxes and wrappers added to the waste generated in the city on Diwali.

Air pollution has gone up by almost three times on Diwali day this year compared to 2011 and Vijay Nagar has emerged as most polluted area of the city.

The campaigns for a ‘Green Diwali’ did not seem to have much affect on city residents who celebrated a noisy Diwali this year, noticeably increasing pollution levels.

Notwithstanding the awareness drive for celebrating Divali in an eco-friendly manner, the air pollution level recorded on the occasion witnessed an increase as compared to the previous year.

Despite a campaign by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for a safe and soundless Deepavali, the noise and air pollution levels shot up during the three-day festival in most areas of the City, including silent zones.

The highest noise level was recorded in Yelahanka New Town, categorised as an industrial zone. On November 13, it recorded 84 dB (decibel), an increase of 14 per cent compared to the recording on a normal day. City Railway Station recorded the highest air pollution with an increase in Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide and Carbon monoxide levels, registering an average of 72 per cent increase in air pollutants on all the three days.

To give a message to the Sikh Sangat to save environment and to check pollution around the Golden Temple, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) displayed fireworks for only 10 minutes