Hyderabad reports higher pollution level this winter

  • | Wednesday | 3rd February, 2021

This winter found more pollution across Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam as compared to that of 2019 in terms of atmospheric pollution to be precise.  

This winter found more pollution across Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam as compared to that of 2019 in terms of atmospheric pollution to be precise.  

For Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Rajahmundry, the dirtiest week during winter 2020-2021 was the week ending January 3. For Tirupati and Visakhapatnam, the dirtiest week was the one ending on December 27, 2020. The high winter pollution is blamed on the reopening of the economy and changing meteorology.

A study of the air quality in major cities in South India, including Hyderabad in Telangana and Vijayawada, Amaravati, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed that the cleanest week for Rajahmundry, Tirupati, and Visakhapatnam was recorded pre-monsoon in April, May, and early June 2020.

The CSE study, comparing pollution during lockdown and post lockdown, was released on Tuesday. According to the CSE report, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam had an earlier start of bad air days in the winter of 2020. The rolling weekly average rose over the 24 hour standard (60 micrograms per metre cube) in Visakhapatnam on October 23 (9 days earlier), and ink Hyderabad on October 25 (14 days earlier). This winter overall has been 34% dirtier in Visakhapatnam and 7% in Hyderabad.


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