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The particulate pollution spiked and stayed elevated with varying intensity across all regions during the winter of 2021-22 (October 15 to February 28) with the PM2.5 winter average of the eastern region was over three times the average of the cities in southern India and 22 per cent more polluted than north Indian cities.
The winter smog that engulfs north India during early November begins to extend eastwards during late December and early January
Cities in South India are some of the cleanest in the country when it comes to breathable air, but they still suffer from some influence of winter inversion and, resultantly, elevated pollution levels, a new CSE study has stated.
In other words, increasing air pollution is not restricted to winters but is now an yearlong problem in Mumbai too.
Air pollution now a yearlong problem in Mumbai, new analysis shows - According to new research by CSE, accessibility to the coast has not aided in the control of air pollution in Mumbai.