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more-inThe numbers may have improved slightly in the city, but Bengaluru remains far from achieving healthy air levels. Hazardous: Although pollution may have reduced in Bengaluru, it remains far from achieving healthy air levels. Considering data over the past few years, air pollution peaked in 2014-15 when PM10 had touched 283% above the standard limits of 60 micrograms per cubic metre. “Instead of manual measurement of pollution a few times a week, a real-time continuous monitoring is needed to actually understand air pollution levels in the city,” said Mr.
Sivalingam. All the monitoring stations continue to record higher than permissible limits of air pollution (the national limit is 60 micrograms per cubic metre) and a long way away from the international standard of 25 micrograms per cubic metre prescribed by World Health Organisation..