Air quality monitoring

#AirQualityIndex is measured based on real-time. It is updated every hour. For example, air quality that was measured between 8.00 am to 9.00 am is reported at 9.00 am, and so on. #AirPollution #ClimateCrisis #RightToCleanAir #KnowYourAir

#AQI is calculated on the presence of eight major chemical pollutants which are known to be most harmful to human health. #AirPollutionkills #ClimateCrisis #RightToCleanAir #KnowYourAir #BeAirAware

Keep a constant lookout for the air quality in your locality. When the #AirQuality is good, you can actively spend more time outdoors, breathe in as much fresh air you can, and get involved in high-intensity longer duration exertion.

If #AQI falls under the poor, very poor or severe category in your locality, people who have compromised health condition, children and older adults should refrain from spending time outdoors. An appropriate mask with a good fit is also essential.

#AirQualityIndex ranges from 0 to 500. In India, based on the air quality, there are six AQI categories, namely Good (0-50), Satisfactory (51-100), Moderate (101-200), Poor (201-300), Very Poor(301-400) and Severe(401-500)

#AirQualityIndex is an index through which air quality is reported on a daily basis. Awareness of daily levels of #AirPollution is essential. You can use a range of websites, like www.aqi.in to know the AQI in your locality for the day.

Letter to NGT requesting inclusion of Chennai in National Clean Air Programme non-attainment cities. Chennai is the only major polluted city and one of the 12 cities with a population of more than a million to be left out of the non-attainment cities list. Not being on this list leaves Chennai out of the national discourse on air pollution and its mitigation.

Document two is the response from CPCB Office.

Did you know? Kids are more vulnerable to the effects of air pollution. Around the world, outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the deaths of more than 1,16,000 infants in their first month of life in 2019.

Letter to NGT requesting inclusion of Chennai in National Clean Air Programme non-attainment cities. Chennai is the only major polluted city and one of the 12 cities with a population of more than a million to be left out of the non-attainment cities list. Not being on this list leaves Chennai out of the national discourse on air pollution and its mitigation.