The level of air pollution in the capital continues to rise

Lucknow. After Diwali, air pollution has increased significantly in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Due to this people are having a lot of difficulty in breathing and many diseases are taking people in their grip. In view of air pollution, the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has given instructions to ensure that the standards are followed to reduce it. Action has also been warned against the people and institutions responsible for not following these standards.

Let us inform that the level of air pollution is increasing continuously in the capital, due to which people are feeling difficulty in breathing. There are many such patients who have asthma, COPD and heart related, respiratory problems, for them air pollution is increasing the problem even more. In view of this, the UP Pollution Control Board has given instructions to ensure that the standards are followed to reduce air pollution. At the same time, Board Member Secretary Ajay Sharma said that 17 cities of the state are Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Noida, Anpara, Gajraula, Khurja, Bareilly, Moradabad, Jhansi, Firozabad, in terms of air pollution. Rae Bareli and Gorakhpur are very sensitive.
App implemented for the prevention of air pollution
Instructions have been given for sprinkling water along with regular cleaning of roads through mechanical street sweepers in municipal bodies. Anti smog guns are also being used in many cities. For the prevention of air pollution arising out of construction and demolition works, arrangements for safe audit have also been made on the Board’s app for the executing agencies. He informed that regular monitoring of air quality is being done by manual method at 49 air quality monitoring centers in 20 cities and 78 places in 25 cities. At the same time, instructions have also been given to take action against those who do not follow the standards of UPPCB.

What are the figures?
If we look at the statistics, AQI between zero to 50 is ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 200 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 is considered ‘serious’. On Saturday morning, AQI 212 was recorded in Lalbagh, Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. While the AQI was recorded at 195 at Kukrail picnic spot. What is the AQI level of different cities of Uttar Pradesh, we tell you. Noida (Sector 116)- 350 Lucknow (Lalbagh)- 212 Greater Noida (Knowledge Park-V)- 297 Ghaziabad (Loni)- 371 Kanpur (FTI Kidwai Nagar)- 243 Meerut (Ganga Nagar)- 249 Varanasi (Maldahiya)- 181 Prayagraj (Municipal Corporation) – 165 Muzaffarnagar (New Mandi) – 227 Moradabad (Buddhi Vihar) – 218 Jhansi (Shivaji Nagar) – 249 Firozabad (Vibhav Nagar) – 232 Baghpat – 207.