Mumbai AQI Jumps to 171 Day After Diwali, Eight Areas in Poor Category
· India · Indian Express, The Hindu
Mumbai's overall Air Quality Index stood at 171 at 9 am on Monday, the morning after Diwali, placing it in the moderate category but 28 percent higher than the post-Diwali reading of 134 recorded on October 22 last year. Eight monitoring stations recorded poor air quality above 200, with Bandra East the worst at 265 followed by Bandra Kurla Complex at 232, Sewri at 229, Deonar at 228, Ghatkopar at 221, Navy Nagar and Shivaji Nagar at 220 each, and Chembur at 215. The Central Pollution Control Board identified PM2.5 as the main pollutant, driven by smoke and combustion from firecrackers. Rainfall around Diwali last year had helped clear pollutants, but this year the city is under an El Niño pattern with deficient rain and higher temperatures. The BMC ran mist-spraying vans across all 26 wards through the night to mitigate the haze.
Why it matters
Residents across Mumbai, especially children, senior citizens, and people with respiratory conditions, face elevated health risks from PM2.5 exposure, including cardiovascular damage and acute respiratory irritation.
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