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According to data published by Central Contamination Control Board (CPCB), Lucknow’s AQI was 447, making it the third most city polluted with air in the country after Fatehabad in Haryana and Moradabad with an AQI 466 and 457 respectively.
Lucknow’s air quality was listed in the ‘severe’ category on the CPCB list. Exposure to that air causes respiratory diseases. The highest AQI so far was 394, recorded on January 1, when the city’s air was in the ‘very poor’ category.
According to experts, the burning of stubble in the adjacent areas of Barabanki and Unnao, falling temperatures and excessive movement of vehicles on the roads were behind the rapid rise of around 100 units in air pollution levels on Friday. compared to Thursday.
Experts also warned that if the situation continues, it will be a double problem as the Covid-19 pandemic and high levels of air pollution can affect the respiratory system of residents.
On Thursday, the city was under a blanket of smog all day. At night, pollutants rose to dangerous levels, reducing visibility to less than 500 meters. Early in the morning, the city was covered in a layer of smog again. However, a bit of sunshine in the afternoon loosened the grip of the smog a bit, but in the evening the haze took over again.
“In a single day, the air in Lucknow went from bad to worse due to continued burning of stubble in the areas adjacent to the city. Traffic on the roads is bad and construction activities are in full swing. If the situation is not controlled now, the air quality will cross the severe Diwali mark, ”said Lucknow University air monitoring station director Professor Dhruv Sen Singh.
He said there should be a 100% ban on stubble burning and trash burning and closure for one day. Vehicle load must also be reduced.
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