With the AQI touching 399 this evenings, Faridabad was among the most polluted cities in state today.
Fifteen other cities in Haryana also recorded ‘very poor’ AQI today, according to the details uploaded by the CPCB.
Violations, including dusty road conditions, burning of waste in the open, dumping and improper disposal of garbage and release of untreated effluents of certain polluting units like the stone crushers, are claimed to be prominent factors behind the problem, according to sources in the district administration.
Burning of garbage, industrial waste and lack of cleanliness in the city has added to pollution woes, alleged Varun Sheokand, a resident. He said that swift action against the offenders is missing on the ground.
Besides Faridabad, 15 other cities in the state including Manesar, Dharuhera, Sonepat, Rohtak, Narnaul, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, Kaithal and Kurukshetra also recorded a ‘very poor’ AQI (between 328 and 375) today, according to the details uploaded by the CPCB on Sameer app.
