Bihar Pollution News: On one hand, pollution has devastated the people of Delhi, while on the other hand, many cities of Bihar are also facing the brunt of pollution. The air of the capital Patna was found to be in the same category as that of Delhi. Within just seven days, the air quality index of Patna reached above 100 points. At the same time, the air of more than half a dozen districts including Bhagalpur-Purnia-Saharsa has become bad. To stop this outbreak of pollution, Municipal Corporation teams have now been formed in all the wards of Patna. Due to increasing pollution, people are now having trouble breathing. People are using masks. Know what is the reason for this..
Patna’s air is also bad, AQI crosses 300
After Delhi, the air quality situation in Patna has also become worrying. Pollution in the city’s atmosphere has been increasing for the last few days. Air pollution continued to increase significantly in Patna on Tuesday also. Air quality was seen beyond 300 at five out of six AQI stations in the city. AQI near Danapur DRM office became 314, AQI of Patna City, Shikarpur became 305. The AQI near the planetarium was 191. The AQI of the station near Ashok Rajpath, Muradpur was 416, which is a very serious situation. Experts say that air pollution has increased due to the ongoing metro project work in Ashok Rajpath. Apart from this, 352 AQI was recorded in Rajvanshi Nagar of Punaichak and 366 AQI was recorded in Samanpura. Apart from Patna, 312 AQI was recorded in Rajgir, 276 in Arrah, 340 in Bhagalpur, 298 in Katihar, 248 in Kishanganj, 309 in Muzaffarpur, 339 in Purnia, 141 in Bihar Sharif, 198 in Hajipur and 172 in Munger.
Pollution level increased in Bhagalpur, difficulty in breathing increased
The weather of Bhagalpur district is increasing rapidly. Feeling cold from evening till morning. As soon as darkness falls, the city is covered with a blanket of light mist. The temperature is decreasing. It was cloudy most of the day on Tuesday. The effect of sunlight was less. The maximum temperature was 29.6 degrees and the minimum temperature was 17.2 degrees. Amidst the changing weather, the air of the city is also getting polluted. The maximum air quality index (AQI) on November 7 was 340. When exposed to bad air for a long time, most people have difficulty breathing. According to BAU’s Rural Agriculture Meteorological Service, the maximum and minimum temperatures in Bhagalpur will be normal between November 8 and 13. There will be light fog in the morning. The sky may remain light cloudy on Wednesday. The sky will be clear between 9th and 13th November.
The climate of Muzaffarpur is also bad
The climate of Muzaffarpur has also deteriorated. To improve the city’s deteriorating climate due to dirt and dust, the Municipal Corporation will now sprinkle water on the roads in the morning as well as in the afternoon and evening. It has started from Tuesday. The result is that there has been a slight improvement in the level of air pollution on Tuesday as compared to Monday. According to the Central Pollution Board on Monday, the AQI of the city’s air has decreased from 309 to 265. However, there has been no reduction in the AQI of Mithanpura area. The AQI here was recorded at 314 at 9 pm.
Action started in Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur Municipal Commissioner Naveen Kumar said that an action plan has been prepared to reduce the level of air pollution. There will be regular sprinkling of water. Along with the smart city, the construction work that is going on by the Municipal Corporation and other departments. Everyone has been asked to construct with green cover. It is difficult to get green cover in the ongoing construction work for beautification of Sikandarpur Mana. But, the agency has been ordered to sprinkle water on the roads regularly. People constructing residential and commercial buildings privately also have to provide green covering. It is mentioned in the building bylaws itself. If caught in the investigation, action will be taken.
What is the reason for increase in pollution?
Regarding the reasons for increase in pollution, experts in this matter say that the climate is deteriorating due to the increasing dust particles in the atmosphere. This is not the only reason but it is definitely a big reason. The main reason for the bad air of Patna is PM 10 and PM 2.5. Coarse and fine dust particles have increased the AQI standards in Patna. The amount of PM 10 i.e. coarse dust particles has been six times more than the standard. At the same time, during the construction of buildings, construction work is carried out indiscriminately without covering it with green cloth, in violation of building bylaws. Due to which air pollution spreads rapidly.
Know the AQI standard..
In AQI standard, 201 to 300 is considered bad and 301 to 400 is considered very bad. Whereas if AQI is between 401 to 500 then it is a sign of danger. Whereas 0 to 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 is considered satisfactory and 101 to 200 is considered average.