Poor air quality: Karnataka flags Bengaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Davanagere

Bengaluru, Jan 2: Four major cities in Karnataka—Bengaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, and Davanagere—have been classified as ‘non-attainment’ under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) for failing to meet prescribed air quality standards, raising alarms over public health and environmental safety.

Bengaluru, grappling with worsening air pollution, has deployed 12 mobile smoke-measuring vehicles, six of which are operational in the city. Equipped with sophisticated instruments, these units, in coordination with the transport department, Police, BMTC and KSRTC, conduct joint operations targeting vehicles emitting smoke beyond legal limits. Officials confirmed that violators are being dealt with strictly under the law.

Bengaluru, Jan 2: Four major cities in Karnataka—Bengaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, and Davanagere—have been classified as ‘non-attainment’ under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) for failing to meet prescribed air quality standards, raising alarms over public health and environmental safety.

Bengaluru, grappling with worsening air pollution, has deployed 12 mobile smoke-measuring vehicles, six of which are operational in the city. Equipped with sophisticated instruments, these units, in coordination with the transport department, Police, BMTC and KSRTC, conduct joint operations targeting vehicles emitting smoke beyond legal limits. Officials confirmed that violators are being dealt with strictly under the law.