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Trichy district environmental engineer, R Lakshmi said that teams have been formed to carry inspection to prevent such happenings in the city. TRICHY: Tamil Nadu Pollution control board (TNPCB) has decided to carry surprise inspection across city on Monday to prevent people from burning things as part of Bhogi festival that would lead to pollution.Bhogi bonfire is one of the rituals where useless household articles are thrown into fire. But in recent times, this ritual of bonfire has become the cause of immense air pollution due to burning of plastic items and rubber tyres. K C Neelamegam, secretary of Thaneer – a city-based environmental organization, said that such incidents have come down in the recent time. People can donate their unused articles like clothes and other material to people in need, she said..