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More air pollution this Diwali: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board report [1]

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 the festival. This year, it was found that there has been a significant rise in the pollution level.

Publication Date: 
07/11/2013
Sumita Sarkar [2]
Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Diwali [5], Air Pollution [6], Festival [7], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [8], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [9], Health Effects [10], NGO [11]
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