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In November 2018, we saw 21 out of the 30 days with air quality index hovering around poor, very poor and not very poor categories," said Ajay Mittal of Kolkata Clean Air.At the safety and awareness drive, doctors spoke on the importance of wearing N95 masks. Doctors said simple cloth masks or covering face with handkerchief is not enough as particular matter 2.5 is so small it can even penetrate through our lungs and enter our blood streams and be detrimental to health.Doctors also encouraged morning walkers to change their exercise regime to late afternoons and avoid exercises during morning or late evening hours when pollution levels are high. KOLKATA: Active citizens from Kolkata recently expressed their concern about rising pollution levels in the city during an event by Kolkata Clean Air in collaboration with Lions Club and some other city based organisations.The citizens gathered at Safari park to create awareness about how people can stay healthy in current conditions.“Kolkata's air quality has reached a dangerous level with PM 10 and PM 2.5 touching the 500 mark in the last 2 days as per the Rabindra Bharathi University Monitoring Station installed by WBPCB..