The choking Sanganoor Pallam and stormwater drains in Aavarampalayam act as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and home for stray dogs, say local people of Ward 28 in the city. The open stormwater drain and a portion of the Aavarampalayam Road, close to Ambal Nagar, borders Ward 20 and is located opposite a temple, and near a private kids’ playschool and …
Delhi’s air quality improved slightly but remained in the ‘severe’ category for the second consecutive day on Friday, with farm fires accounting for 21% of the pollution in the Capital. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the 24-hour average Air Quality Index of Delhi was 406; the AQI on Thursday was 450 — the highest so far this year. …
A bicyclist rides along the 1st Street Bridge as a layer of smoke hovers east of downtown in Los Angeles. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has warned that smoke and ash are probably blanketing much of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties because of two major fires in Southern California as well as several Northern California …
A heavy smog is holding crores of men, women and children captive in Delhi-NCR. According to Sambhavi Shukla, Centre of Science and Environment, a TERI-ARAI study published in 2018 on PM 2.5 emissions showed that transport contributed 39 per cent, road dust 18 per cent, construction activities 8 per cent, followed by power plants 11 per cent to the air …