Summary:
GURUGRAM: Manesar was as polluted as Gurugram during Diwali week, shows data collected by Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), who began recording pollution data in Manesar for the first time recently. PM2.5 level fell by as much as 60% to 49 µg/m³ on November 9, which was well within the permissible limit of 60 µg/m³. Secondly, factories in Manesar and Gurugram have been strictly following air pollution norms for a while now. However, it’s too early to compare air pollution in Manesar with that of Gurugram. In contrast, the highest levels of the two carcinogens recorded in Gurugram stood at 6.4 µg/m³ and 70.98 µg/m³, respectively.Overall, though, Manesar showed a big decline in levels of particulate matter after Diwali..