Festive fallout: Kolkata chokes on pollutants

• The air quality in the city has deteriorated over the past f few days and experts put some of the blame on the festivities.
• The Puja drew heavy traffic, both vehicular and human, particularly at night, pollution level of the city was likely to rise in the coming days, with no prediction of rain in  future.
• In the last few days, the finest particulate matter (PM2.5)  count in the city has doubled

• With about a month or so to go for winter, Kolkata’s ambient air quality has already started nosediving. 

SOURCE : TIMES OF INDIA