Patna: With the capital’s pollution level hovering in the “very poor” category for the third consecutive day, state urban development and housing minister Nitin Nabin on Tuesday took stock of the measures being taken by Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) to control and reduce the suspended dust particles in the air.
The overall air quality index (AQI) of Patna was recorded at 308 (very poor) around 1pm on Tuesday, while it later came down to 295 (poor) at 4pm, when the 24-hour AQI was calculated by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Of the six monitoring stations located across the city, Rajbansi Nagar recorded the highest AQI at 318, followed by Samanpura (308), Muradpur (303), DRM office-Khagaul (302), planetarium (270) and Patna City (270).