Lockdown Impact: Mumbai International airport saw sharpest decline in pollution
A study by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to see the impact of the lockdown on the environment across the state has shown that Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport recorded the sharpest decline in pollution levels, followed by Sion in the city and Vasai West in Palghar.
The study titled ‘Impact Evaluation of Covid-19 Pandemic on Environmental Attributes’ was commissioned by MPCB and the report was released on July 31. It was conducted twice – pre-lockdown, between March 1 and March 20 and during lockdown, between March 21 and June 1.
Even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown from March 25, Maharashtra had announced a lockdown from March 23, with the government closing majority of shops and offices in Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur from March 21.
