
Air Quality Index ‘satisfactory’
The Hindu
TIRUCHIDespite unrestricted use of firecrackers as part of Deepavali celebrations, the air quality in the city was found to be “satisfactory” on Thursday by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.The
TIRUCHI
Despite unrestricted use of firecrackers as part of Deepavali celebrations, the air quality in the city was found to be “satisfactory” on Thursday by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the Gandhi Market area in the city was 66 and 80 on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The AQI in Ramalinga Nagar was 49, categorised as ‘good’ on Wednesday, though it deteriorated slightly to 56 (‘satisfactory’) on Thursday.

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