Summary:
Real-time data on air quality soonThe city will soon get Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) to provide air quality data on a real-time 24x7 basis. The pollution levels in Mysuru are way below the upper limit set by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and it is almost 40 times below the pollution levels in Delhi. Air pollution in Mysuru was mainly caused by open air burning of garbage which was rampant despite periodical warnings, apart from vehicle emissions, he added. “The lead content in air was below the detectable levels and to that extent Mysuru air was good as per the air quality index categorisation,” Mr.
Prakash said. more-inWhile the nation’s capital is a gas chamber with the ambient air quality deteriorating to a new low forcing the authorities to declare a medical emergency, people of Mysuru can breathe easy..