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“We have realized that the pollution levels have only been increasing by the day,” he said.Scientific officer at TNPCB Suresh said that they had also noted alarming levels of pollution at various occasions. According to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Kavundampalayam has always remained the most polluted area in the city during Diwali festivals. Ganapathy, Thudiyalur, Gandhipuram and Sarvanampatti are the other polluted areas in the city.At Kavundampalayam or Ukkadam junctions, every 10 minutes, hundreds of vehicles zip past spewing black smoke. But in Ukkadam, non-motorized corridor, green spaces and other projects have already been planned to reduce pollution,” he said. Put on your masks when you cross Kavundampalayam and Ukkadam junctions in the city as they are the most polluted areas in the city, as per data from the Coimbatore Corporation’s air pollution monitoring devices..