Air pollution in Gwalior city has declined considerably compared to 2011 and 2012. This was informed by Urban Development and Environment Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday. According to Vijayvargiya, Gwalior was described as 10 most air polluted cities in the country in the report released on the basis of monitoring during years 2011 and 2012 by World Health Organisations recently.
Vijayvargiya informed that during years under review, activities of road construction, demolition of buildings and other construction works were on the peak. Due to it, quantum of dust particles in inhaled air was found to be 300 micro gram per square metre. This quantity was much higher than prescribed norms. He said that quantity of other pollutants like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide was below prescribed limits.
Vijayvargiya informed that monitoring of air pollutant in Gwalior city was recently conducted by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board. According to it, quantity of inhaled dust particles has come down to 155 miligram per square metre. Quantity of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide is also under control.