Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow has reduced visibility due to increasing levels of pollution.

 

• Despite various effective measures being taken by the Yogi Adityanath government to tackle the matter of rising pollution , the air quality in prominent cities of Uttar Pradesh including state capital Lucknow deteriorated making it difficult for people to breathe.

• The air quality in Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj, and Kanpur remained hazardous on Monday, causing tons of inconvenience to people. The visibility in these cities was also very low thanks to the heavy smog.

• State Chief Secretary RK Tiwari on Sunday warned of action against those involved in burning garbage, stubble and plastic in open.

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also held an emergency meeting last week, directing the officials to conduct an awareness drive in rural areas and educating farmers about the negative impact of stubble burning. However, stubble burning has continued in several parts of the state.

• In Etawah, farmers were seen openly burning paddy crop residues making the air quality worse.
  

• Farmers in Shahjahanpur also are burning crop residues in open which has made visibility very poor within the district. "We are appealing to the farmers to not engage in stubble burning which is that the main reason behind increasing pollution . The farmers can use the stubble for other work rather than setting it ablaze ," district magistrate of Shahjahanpur, Indrajit Singh said.
  

• Meanwhile, in Kaushambi district, sub-divisional magistrate Rajesh Srivastava ordered the cops to require action against farmers burning the crop residue. A fine is additionally being imposed on the farmers for violating the pollution norms.

• Recently, quite 200 farmers were booked by the Pilibhit Police for burning paddy crop residue in their farmlands. Angry over the action taken by the cops, farmers protested at multiple locations across the district.

• Water is additionally being sprinkled by the municipal corporations in Lucknow and other prominent cities to tackle the matter of rising pollution .

• Since smog has engulfed almost every area of Lucknow, the builders are directed to not violate pollution norms while completing the development work.

• In an interview, Uttar Pradesh environment minister Dara Singh Chauhan said, "The rising pollution in several parts of the state may be a serious matter and our government is taking effective measures to tackle the matter". Stubble burning has been banned in the state. We also are taking actions against industries that are emitting pollutants. Fine is also being imposed on them. Water sprinkling is also being done. The chief minister also chaired an emergency meeting and important directives got to the concerned departments, he said.
  

• Meanwhile, the director of the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research in Lucknow, Professor Alok Dhawan said, "The fall in temperature is additionally a reason behind increasing pollution . In North India, stubble burning is that the main reason behind deteriorating air quality. Burning of crop residues and construction activities should be stopped in areas where the pollution level is extremely high. In Lucknow, schools should be shut in order that children don't face problems thanks to a spike within the pollution level. Burning of garbage should also be stopped."

• Meanwhile, the amount of patients affected by respiratory problems in government hospitals in Lucknow and other parts of the state thanks to the rising pollution has increased.

• Pollution has gained momentum in Uttar Pradesh. Visibility in Lucknow has come down due to rising pollution levels in UP on Friday. At the same time, fog enveloped many areas this morning. The mist remained.

•  Pollution in Lucknow air has increased so much that AQI reached alarming levels on Thursday. According to CPCB data, AQI in Lucknow recorded 420. Lucknow is the third most polluted city in the country.

•  At the same time, Kanpur city has got most pollution in the country. It was AQI 431. Muzaffarnagar's air is polluted at number two. According to UPPCB officials, the fog has increased with the cold.

•  This created a thick smog layer with dust and smoke. Due to this, fog remained in the city throughout the day. This worked to increase pollution in the air. To reduce this, water spraying and cleaning of roads have been started. At the same time, teams are monitoring the construction site and industrial areas.
  

• This is how pollution got on Thursday

City                                 AQI

Kanpur                            431 dangerous

Muzaffarnagar                422 dangerous

Lucknow                         420 dangerous

Ghaziabad                       377 very bad

Bulandshahr                    373 very bad 

 

 

 

• City hall at 10 pm

Location                           AQI

Talkatora                          431

Lalbagh                            432

Aliganj                             406