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‘Pollution will subside’: Yogi Adityanath backs Diwali firecracker use despite AQI spike

‘Pollution will subside’: Yogi Adityanath backs Diwali firecracker use despite AQI spike

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Delhi’s AQI has risen to around 300, prompting concerns about health risks as AQI above 500 is flagged for severe risk, though critics note data gaps in high PM2.5 readings. Technical limitations caused air‑quality monitors to fail on Diwali night, raising questions about transparency and infrastructure. Despite the haze and a layer of dust on cars, windows and balcony railings, some balcony plants such as money‑plants, marigolds and hibiscus continue to grow, highlighting

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    Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday, November 11, played down concerns over pollution caused by Diwali celebrations, saying it would subside and questioned why those raising the issue remain silent about people who had allegedly polluted the system through corruption…

    The Siasat Daily

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    Lucknow, Nov 11: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday played down concerns over post-Diwali pollution, saying it would subside, and questioned why those raising the issue remained silent about people who had allegedly polluted the system through corruption. Addressing a…

    The Assam Tribune

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    Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday played down concerns over pollution caused by Diwali celebrations, saying it would subside and questioned why those raising the issue remain silent about people who had allegedly polluted the system through corruption. Addressing a…

    The Pioneer

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The chief minister’s remarks come against the backdrop of concerns in Lucknow and other parts of the state over the thick blanket of acrid smoke on Diwali night

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  7. The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    UP CM Adityanath dismisses Diwali pollution concerns, says it will subside

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has defended Diwali firecracker celebrations, playing down concerns over the resulting rise in pollution. Saying the pollution would subside, he questioned why critics were not equally vocal about those who had allegedly polluted the system through…

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  15. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    'What if pollution has increased? It will subside': UP CM Yogi Adityanath praises bursting of firecrackers during Diwali

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has praised the bursting of firecrackers during Diwali and dismissed concerns over pollution post the festivities, saying Diwali saying it would subside. He has sought to know why those raising the issue of pollution remained silent about people who had…

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    ‘Public health not a priority’: Pawan Khera questions Centre over removal of air pollution from panel agenda

    Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday questioned the Centre over the reported removal of air pollution from the revised agenda of a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs meeting, alleging that the government was not giving adequate priority to public health even as Delhi continued to…

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  21. Hindustan Times Center HT Media Current article

    ‘Pollution will subside’: Yogi Adityanath backs Diwali firecracker use despite AQI spike

    The chief minister’s remarks come against the backdrop of concerns in Lucknow and other parts of the state over the thick blanket of acrid smoke on Diwali night

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