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During the 3 days of Deepavali festivities betwixt October 20 and 22, the aerial prime successful Bengaluru, compared to the erstwhile year, was amended by 44%.
According to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s (KSPCB) Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) data, the mean Air Quality Index (AQI) during the 3 days was 83 compared to 120 successful 2024 with a 44% driblet successful aerial pollution.
Of the 11 monitoring stations successful the city, lone the 1 successful Saneguruvanahalli saw an summation successful AQI compared to the erstwhile year. The Saneguruvanahalli presumption this twelvemonth recorded an AQI of 84 compared to 82 past year, an summation of 2%. The Hebbal presumption recorded an AQI of 66 this year, compared to 185 past twelvemonth seeing a 179% decrease, likewise NIMHANS, Jigani and Peenya stations besides saw a driblet of 62%, 60% and 59% respectively.
Post and pre Deepavali
The AQI information of pre-Deepavali versus Deepavali days besides showed an absorbing trend. While the AQI connected pre-Deepavali time (October 13) was 93, the three-day mean AQI for October 20 to 22 was 88 with an betterment of 5%.
bengaluruOn the archetypal time of the festivities connected October 20, the mean AQI was 77 and connected the 2nd day, it went up to 94 — an 18% increase. The 3rd time (October 22) saw a driblet of 31%, with the AQI being 72.
In the remaining 28 monitoring stations crossed Karnataka, the mean AQI this twelvemonth was 56 compared to 73 past twelvemonth with an betterment of 29%.
In Bidar, the AQI accrued by 38%, Belagavi by 11%, Bagalkot by 9% and Kodagu by 4%. Davanagere and Mysuru saw an betterment of 123% and 122%, respectively, compared to past year.
High sound levels
Though the aerial prime successful Bengaluru saw an betterment during the festivities, the sound level was rather precocious owed to bursting of crackers.
According to the ambient sound monitoring information from the manual ambient sound monitoring stations astatine Sarjapur successful Bengaluru, the mean sound level was 90.4 decibel (dB) during the 3 days, with an summation of 11% compared to pre-Deepavali figures. In Peenya and Yelahanka, the sound level was 72.88 dB and 79.72 dB with an summation of 42% and 24% respectively.
