HubbalLi: Analysis of winter air pollution in South India, conducted by the Center for Science and Environment (CSE, New Delhi), has revealed that Karnataka shows a large data gap from automatic air quality monitoring stations in the region under the sustainable ambient air of quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) Center for Control of Central Pollution (CPCB).
Analysis, including 63 CAAQMs spread across 39 cities in five southern countries, it has observed the challenges of data on data and data quality despite automation in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The situation is relatively better at Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala.
“Among Bengaluru Station, Silk Board, only 61% while the Peenya and Jayanagar with 64% and 68%.
Only 12 of the 21 Karnataka stations outside Bengaluru meet a minimum requirement of 75%.
It is not clear why these stations have poor data availability, This requires an additional assessment, “the analysis that was emphasized “For the second half of 2021, the availability of data at the City Railway Station and Halli Saneguraava Station Bengaluru and Udupi had zero percent.
Kalaburagi and Bidar each registered 39% and 7% of data availability.
Gadag and Kalaburagi also reported bad air days Significantly, actually the air quality index (AQI) in these cities can cross into the very bad AQI category but because of a large number of lost data, it is not clear how long this bad air episode survives.
“‘The official who doesn’t care about the analysis , former IFS officers and the environment Dr.
An Yelppa Reddy regretted that air quality monitoring stations were left without proper care and installed only for names.
“Even if the data is available, it is inaccurate because many of them are being built for 2-3 years in tall buildings where pollution will be circulated in the surrounding area.
This happened because there was no seriousness among officials of the Karnataka state pollution control agency (KSPCB ).
Most KSPCB officials are only involved in income-producing activities, “he said.