‘Moderate’ air quality recorded in Kochi after Deepavali

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The wide aerial prime scale (AQI) was successful the ‘moderate’ class successful Kochi astir 12 noon connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025.)

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an wide AQI successful the “moderate” class indicated that the aerial prime is acceptable to astir people. However, it whitethorn origin insignificant breathing discomfort for individuals with lung diseases specified arsenic asthma, and discomfort for radical with bosom disease, children, and older adults.

The wide AQI was 83 successful Kochi, arsenic per the information disposable nether the Air Quality Index (AQI) tracker successful Google Maps.

The Udyogmandal concern country recorded an wide AQI of 90, portion the corresponding worth successful Vyttila was 88. In Kathrikadavu, the AQI was 82, portion the worth successful Kacheripady was 81.

The mean AQI went up somewhat connected Tuesday compared to the concern connected Monday (October 20, 2025). The wide AQI successful Kochi was 76 connected Monday.

Kochi was among the cities that had not figured successful the AQI information provided by the CPCB “due to insufficient data”.

According to officials of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, the information for Kochi was not disposable arsenic the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) astatine Vyttila and the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor, stay non-functional.

The systems stopped moving astir a twelvemonth agone arsenic the yearly attraction declaration of the relation had expired. The process to renew the yearly declaration has been initiated, they said.

Published - October 21, 2025 12:22 p.m. IST

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