A significant fall in Hyderabad’s air pollution due to the lock down mode

Many citizens stopped travelling in the city and consequently, vehicles are staying off the road, bars, educational institutions, factories and construction activities came to a standstill leading to a significant dip in the pollution levels because of the lock down mode.

It’s estimated that 60 lakh vehicles, predominantly two-wheelers and four- wheelers in the city are the main reason for causing the air pollution. The air quality levels have spiked apparently with reduction in the majority of the vehicle movement.

A data from the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) shows that air pollution has dropped across the city, including highly populated areas like University of Hyderabad, Sanathnagar and Zoo Park.

Not only Hyderabad, various states have seen such improvement in air quality triggering positive chain reaction all over. Indeed, many of us might have come across animals peacefully strolling in the roads.

In a recent video, we can witness a beautiful peacock gleefully passing on the streets. Many individuals expressed that lockdown is a blessing in disguise and a healing period for Mother Nature for all the devastation caused by mankind.

The ambient air quality is checked based on gases levels with certain parameters. At the University of Hyderabad, the particlulate matter, PM 10 value was 101.03 on Feb 27 and 28, and has now fallen to 51.88 on March 27 and 28 while PM 2.5 dropped from 33.55 to 21.58. The Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) level too has lessened from 45.41 to 1.59.Similarly, Nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels dropped from 27.92 to 4.02 and ammonia (NH3) levels came down from 30.88 to 2.35 during this lock down period