Many Bihar cities record AQI over 300, BSPCB tells DM to enforce laws to check air pollution
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Many Bihar cities record AQI over 300, BSPCB tells DM to enforce laws to check air pollution

The Hindu  

With many Bihar cities recording very poor air quality, the State pollution control board on Sunday asked the district administrations to strictly enforce laws to check air pollution in their respective areas. Editorial |Tiding over: On north India and its annual air quality inflection point in November Commenting on deteriorating air quality in the State, Bihar State Pollution Control Board chairman Devendra Kumar Shukla told PTI on Sunday, "It is true that the air quality has deteriorated in several districts in the state. Despite that, we have given instructions to the concerned district administrations to strictly enforce laws to check air pollution in their respective areas". In a recent meeting, the Chief Secretary also directed all concerned towards the constitution of special squads for identification of hotspots, particularly areas of construction activities, waste management including transportation of building materials, waste dumping and burning, traffic congestion hotspots, agricultural stubble burning besides dry road sweeping and water sprinkling and dry leaf burning".

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