From The Hindu
Center-Left Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd.At peak of air pollution on Deepavali night, data goes missing at several govt monitoring stations in Delhi
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As post-Diwali smog enveloped Delhi, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged that air-quality monitoring data was being manipulated. Several monitoring stations recorded AQI levels above 400, with Burari Crossing registering the highest reading at 441.
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His allegations follow reports that many monitoring stations stopped reporting on Diwali night, while functioning stations recorded severe air quality.
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Monitoring gaps across 44 of the city’s 59 official stations may have obscured the full extent of the pollution spike, with readings crossing 60 times the WHO’s recommended limit.
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‘When the hourly PM2.5 data is missing, it will artificially lower the Air Quality Index, showing better air quality, when the actual air quality is worse,’ Manoj Kumar, analyst, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said
