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Center-Right Owned by Living Media IndiaImran Masood's comments on Diwali and pollution spark political controversy
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The Indian Express ran a piece comparing post‑Diwali air quality in Mumbai and Chennai, asking why Diwali left one of the two coastal cities with ‘poor’ air. The article does not specify which city or the factors behind the poorer conditions. Separate reports noted chaotic Diwali fireworks in London’s Southall, where police intervened amid heavy smoke, and that Delhi’s AQI fell to ‘poor’ levels the day after Diwali as wind speed increased, but these do not provide details on the Mumbai‑Chennai situation.
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VISAKHAPATNAM: Air quality deteriorated in several parts of Andhra Pradesh after Diwali, with Vizag and Rajamahendravaram recording poor air quality on November 9. Vizag recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 264, while Rajahmundry registered 220, indicating a rise in pollution levels over the three…
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Aurangzeb stated that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif's preventive measures curbed local and cross-border pollution.
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