Guwahati: The quality of the air in Guwahati slipped from moderate on Thursday on Friday after citizens continued taking out the firecrackers from Thursday night until late at night, which far surpassed the window two hours from 8pm to 10 nights.
by the State Pollution Control Board.
The city woke up with a thick layer on Friday morning when the district administration and police failed to enforce a ban on PCB sales and exploded firecrackers, except green.
Air quality, which is satisfying in Panbazar and the surrounding area in the city at 6pm on Thursday, slipping into the air quality index 224.
The air quality continues to deteriorate in the area from 6am on Thursday and violating the poor category mark at 6 in the morning Friday.
Air quality, which is moderate in the train colony and the surrounding area with AQI 123, slipping to the poor with AQI 220 at 6 pm on Friday.
Air quality in the area violates a bad category sign at 12 noon on Friday.
Air quality on Friday is categorized as “poor” by the central pollution control board where people experience discomfort with prolonged exposure to exposure.
AQI is categorized as “good” in the range of 0-50, satisfying (51-100), moderate (101-200), poor (201-300), very bad (301-400) and severe (401-500)).
Arup Kumar Misra, Chairman of the PCB State told Ti “is the responsibility of the district administration and the police to enforce orders.”