Pollution: Durgapur surpasses Delhi, Chandigarh AQI levels
The Statesman|December 12, 2024
Within a fortnight, the degree of air pollution in the industrial cities of Durgapur and Asansol have further crossed the pollution levels of the country's highest polluted cities in recent times.
Pollution: Durgapur surpasses Delhi, Chandigarh AQI levels

The censors at Bidhannagar, one of the three measuring locations in Durgapur, recorded highly hazardous AQI (air quality index) level at 420 at 12.28 pm on Wednesday, followed by 361 at B-Zone and 302 at City Centre in the heart of Durgapur city.

On 27 November, the AQI in Durgapur was 423 with PM10 particulate level at 256 micrograms per metre-cube.

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