In the middle of rain, cautions of cyclone Sitrang, contamination level dips in Kolkata on Diwali|Information here

Due to periodic rain and cautions of cyclone Sitrang, the air contamination level dipped in Kolkata on Diwali. The contamination levels were far less on Kali Puja as compared to previous years.

Air contamination levels dipped in the city on Diwali due to rains. (Representational Image)

By India Today Web Desk: The periodic rain purchased much-needed relief as the air contamination level dipped in Kolkata on Diwali and Kali Puja. Amidst the cautions of cyclone Sitrang, the contamination level was far less on October 24 in the city.

An authorities of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) stated on Tuesday that the fall in air contamination might be mostly due to periodic showers given that Monday early morning under the effect of cyclone ‘Sitrang’.

It cleaned the air and likewise stopped the citizens from burning crackers.

AQI IN KOLKATA

The air quality in the city stayed in the ‘excellent’ classification on Monday and Tuesday. At Rabindra Sarobar in south Kolkata, the air quality index (AQI) was 43 at 11 pm on Tuesday, which had actually dipped to 168 in 2015.

Meanwhile, the AQI in Jadavpur was 44 on Monday as compared to 244 around the very same time on the Kali Puja night of 2021.

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In Bidhannagar, the AQI stood at 39, i.e. in the ‘great’ classification on Monday.

The air quality in the Rabindra Sarobar location stood in the ‘moderate’ classification at 102 on Wednesday.

NOISE POLLUTION

However, due to fireworks, the sound pollution level increased in the city.

As per the report by PTI, Environmentalist Somendra Mohan Ghosh exposed that the sound contamination level was high up on Monday night in parts of Tollygunge, Jadavpur, Kasba, Jorasanko, Girish Park, and Beliaghata in the city, and likewise in Salt Lake.

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For the unversed, all the firecrackers other than for green crackers bearing QR codes were forbidden by the state federal government in West Bengal.