Gurugram’s air quality ‘very poor’ for a week, pollution board clueless on causes

Gurgaon | Thursday | 11th October, 2018

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On the other hand, the air quality in Delhi and Noida remained a tad better in the ‘poor’ level all these days. “The pollution level has been in the very poor category for days now, but the authorities seem to be least bothered. While the AQI was ‘very poor’ on Tuesday, last Saturday and Friday, it was ‘poor’ last Sunday and last Thursday. Deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap told TOI, “GRAP measures have been taken for the prevailing pollution level.”Experts and residents alleged that none of the GRAP measures had been taken by the authorities as yet. Faridabad , an industrial town located closer to the city, also reported lower levels of pollution.To make the situation worse, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is still appeared clueless on the reasons behind the rising pollution levels in the city.“We are in the process of analysing possible causes behind a sudden rise in pollution levels..