Bengaluru’s air quality 98% better than last Deepavali, but noise pollution rises: KSPCB
Bengaluru: Bengaluru witnessed a significant improvement in air quality this Deepavali, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) showing a 98 percent improvement compared to last year’s festival and a 7 percent dip compared to normal days, according to data from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).
However, the city saw a noticeable increase in noise pollution levels during the festivities, as reported by Deccan Herald on Wednesday.
Monitoring stations at Majestic and Mysuru Road recorded AQI levels of 104 and 109, respectively — both slightly above the threshold considered safe.
Peenya saw a 52 percent rise in air pollution compared to pre-Deepavali levels, while Hoskote and Dasarahalli also recorded higher readings. In contrast, AQI showed improvement at stations in Mysuru Road, Hombegowda Nagar, Jayanagar, Hebbal and Silk Board Junction.
Officials attributed the better air quality to reduced traffic congestion, as many Bengaluru residents left the city to celebrate the festival in their hometowns.
Despite the improvement, AQI readings above 100 remain a concern, especially for individuals with lung or heart ailments, as well as among children and older adults.
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Assam: Principal of govt school held for 'sexual abuse' of student
Tezpur (PTI): The principal of a government school in Assam’s Sonitpur district has been arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a female student, a police officer said on Saturday.
The Class 9 student had alleged that the principal made lewd comments and touched her inappropriately during Saraswati Puja celebrations on January 23.
“The girl confined in her mother, as she was afraid to attend school after the incident. The family members filed a complaint at Missamari police station. Based on it, the principal was arrested on Thursday,” the officer said.
The accused, the principal of Missamari Higher Secondary School, is also the president of the All Assam Higher Secondary Schools Principals’ Association.
An investigation is uderway, he added.
