Air high quality deteriorated in most elements of Chennai on Monday night due to the continual bursting of firecrackers. A scene at Guindy. , Picture Credit score: B. VELANKANNI RAJ
A principally dry afternoon and night with gentle rain right here and there stored the town noisy and smoke-filled on Deepavali day on Monday. Nevertheless, a well timed spell of rain the following morning saved the town from smog and air pollution.
In accordance with information from the Tamil Nadu Air pollution Management Board, amongst seven factors monitored, Besant Nagar, with an air high quality index (AQI) of 190, was the cleanest and Valasarawakkam got here in final with an AQI of 190. 332 within the Better Chennai Company.
particulate matter
The AQI is calculated on the premise of the particulate matter within the ambient air throughout a 24-hour interval. An AQI of 51-100 is taken into account passable, 101-200 reasonably polluted, 201-300 poor, and 301-400 very poor. T. Nagar, a business space, had an AQI of 273. The residential space of Nungambakkam recorded an AQI of 326. The very business locality of Sowcarpet recorded an AQI of 260 and Tiruvottiyur registered 207.
Because of the heavy rain on Tuesday morning, the air high quality improved significantly, stated Okay. Karthikeyan, an setting skilled. “Within the US, frequent areas are used for bursting crackers. Maybe, it’s time for main cities in India, too, to vary to such a mannequin with a zoning atlas and about 150 spots chosen. Cracker-bursting would change into safer. A fireworks present would even be good,” he stated.
Noise degree
Within the noise survey, the bottom noise degree worth of 62.8 dB(A) was noticed at Besant Nagar and the best noise degree worth of 88.4 dB(A) was noticed at Tiruvottiyur. TK Pandian, a resident of Anna Nagar, stated the bursting of noise-emitting crackers went on in his space until 2 am
“The sound appeared very excessive and was painful to the ears, and typically very startling. I’m not certain whether or not somebody checked the noise ranges of those crackers earlier than they reached the market. The police didn’t appear to have carried out their job in issuing warnings forward of the pageant and catching those that have been bursting crackers past the time set by the Supreme Court docket,” he stated.
Printed – October 21, 2025 10:52 pm IST