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Center Owned by Deccan Chronicle HoldingsTN Records 4.5% Rise In Air Pollution; 467 Factories Shut Down: Minister
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Tamil Nadu recorded a 4.5% rise in air pollution and shut down 467 factories, with the minister attributing the increase partly to the monsoon season and the return of vehicles to Chennai. In Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, two advocates have approached the National Green Tribunal, describing the deteriorating air quality as a public health emergency and urging suo motu action. In Delhi, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge questioned the government’s response, saying the recurring pollution crisis in the capital and National Capital Region shows a failure to address the problem.
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Doctors advised residents to regularly monitor AQI, wear properly fitted N95 masks when stepping outdoors, and avoid jogging during periods of poor air quality.
RSS excerpt
He attributed the pollution partly to the monsoon season and the return of vehicles to Chennai as people who had travelled outside the city came back.
