Bihar AQI Report: The air of a dozen cities of Bihar is in the red zone. The air of Bhagalpur and Saharsa is the most polluted among 245 cities of the country. This is the first time that the air quality of 12 cities of the state including Patna is simultaneously being recorded in the very poor category. Among these, the air quality of cities like Hajipur, Samastipur, Aurangabad is also being recorded as very poor.
AQI of other cities including Patna
On Wednesday, Bhagalpur’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 432 and Saharsa’s AQI was 408, while Patna’s AQI was 358. The air of Gandhi Maidan was the most polluted in the capital. Samanpura stood second. The AQI of Gandhi Maidan was recorded at 454, while that of Samanpura was recorded at 430.
Air pollution situation serious, AQI reaches 432
The situation of air pollution remained serious in Bhagalpur district on Wednesday. The maximum air quality index (AQI) of the district was 432. The amount of dust particles in the air was 15 times more than normal. Due to increasing air pollution, it is having adverse effects on healthy people. Air pollution is having a bad effect on people suffering from respiratory, heart and allergy diseases and other diseases. The maximum pollution was in Mayaganj and Kachari Chowk areas of the city.
Bhagalpur among 100 most polluted cities of the country
The most polluted city in the country on Wednesday was New Delhi. Bhagalpur ranked 98th among the 100 most polluted cities of the country. The main reason for pollution was the abundance of fine dust and polluted particles in the air. Due to frequent westerly winds, the polluted air of metropolitan cities reaches East Bihar. At the same time, the pollution level is increasing due to the smoke coming out of thermal power plants in Barauni, Barh and Kahalgaon around Bhagalpur.
Why is pollution increasing?
As the wind direction changed, the amount of PM2.5 and PM10 in the air of many cities of the state has increased. This year, in many cities of Bihar, pollution guidelines are not being strictly followed in construction work, which is the biggest cause of air pollution. However, pollution control experts say that due to dew falling in the morning, small pollution particles are not destroyed, due to which the air quality is being recorded in the very poor category.
Air quality of 12 most polluted cities of the state..
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1. Bhagalpur- 500
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2. Saharsa- 408
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3. Araria- 399
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4. Patna- 358
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5. Chhapra- 354
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6. Samastipur- 339
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7. Purnia- 335
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8. Rajgir-335
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9. Muzaffarpur- 324
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10. Aurangabad- 323
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11. Biharsharif- 320
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12. Hajipur- 304