Kolkata air pollution

Kolkata air quality dips as people burst crackers to ring in New Year

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Kolkata air quality dips as people burst crackers to ring in New Year

At the monitoring station of Ballygunge, the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 237 around 11 am, while the one at Rabindra Bharati University logged 239.Similarly, at Fort William, the AQI clocked 179 during that hour, and at Jadavpur it was 187. The city’s air quality turned ‘poor’ on Saturday morning, hours after revellers … Read more

Kolkata’s air quality worsens to poor level

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Kolkata’s air quality worsens to poor level

The WBPCB official, however, said the air quality index zooms up due to the foggy condition as the particulates in the air cannot rise much above the ground level. The city’s air quality index (AQI) on Wednesday worsened to poor level, a week after recording satisfactory category, an official said.In parts of North Kolkata, the … Read more