The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and directed it to undertake serious and remedial measures against sugar mills causing intense air pollution. Moreover, traffic congestion and construction activities are deteriorating the air quality. Uttar Pradesh quality index keeps on surging from unhealthy to hazardous levels. Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh is arguably the most polluted city because of PM 2.5 concentration persistently rising 3 to 4 times above the values as per WHO’s annual air quality guidelines. Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow along with Kanpur also consistently have crossed highest levels of air pollution in the … Continue reading The Lingering Issue Of Unhealthy Air Pollution In Uttar Pradesh