High levels of air pollution observed in Bengaluru
High levels of air pollution were observed in the western part of Bengaluru Urban and in a few areas in Greater Bengaluru, said a report released by the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) on February 28, 2022. Satellite-based products were used to study the spatial patterns, hotspots, and rural -urban contrasts of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) in Delhi and National Capital Region, Kanpur, and Bengaluru in 2019. “It is difficult to capture the intricate spatial variations of PM2.5 without a dense network of monitors. Satellite-based products could bridge this gap" said, Dr Sreekanth Vakacherla, one of the authors of the report and a senior research scientist at CSTEP.