Bengaluru: Reducing economic activities during locking related pandemics has resulted in a decrease in air pollution in most parts of India, but satellite observations show that Indian parts show an increase in pollution which contrasts the general trends.
Scientists from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observation Science (Aries) have identified that areas in the middle-western part of India and North India are susceptible to exposure to higher air pollution based on advanced satellite observations and therefore are exposed to a greater risk of respiratory problems.
Aries said that satellite-based observations on the gas toxic traces – ozone, nitrogen-in-oxide and carbon monoxide – near the surface and in free troposphere largely show reduction pollutants in India, increased ozone and other toxic gases observed in Central India, parts -The northern Indian section, and remote Himalayas.
“This can worsen the risk of breathing health around the regions during a pandemic,” said a scientist.
This study shows that carbon monoxide shows a consistent increase in concentration – 31% at higher heights during locking.