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CAQM Deploys Team to Bathinda as Delhi-NCR Air Quality Deteriorates
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 05 Nov 2026, 05:10 AM
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The Central Pollution Control Board has dispatched a monitoring team to Bathinda, Punjab, amid worsening air quality across the Delhi-NCR region.
Air quality across the Delhi-NCR region has slipped further, prompting heightened concern among environmental officials. Elevated concentrations of particulate matter and other pollutants have been recorded, signalling a deterioration that could affect public health.
In response, the Central Pollution Control Board (CAQM) has sent a specialist team to Bathinda, Punjab, to intensify on‑ground monitoring. The team will deploy portable sensors, collect real‑time data, and assess the contribution of local sources to the broader regional haze.
The move is part of a broader effort to coordinate state‑level monitoring with national guidelines, aiming to identify emission hotspots and recommend corrective actions. Officials expect the data gathered in Bathinda to inform advisories for residents in both Punjab and the capital region.
Authorities have urged citizens to limit outdoor activities where possible and to use masks that filter fine particles, while the CAQM continues to track air‑quality trends across the affected zones.
In response, the Central Pollution Control Board (CAQM) has sent a specialist team to Bathinda, Punjab, to intensify on‑ground monitoring. The team will deploy portable sensors, collect real‑time data, and assess the contribution of local sources to the broader regional haze.
The move is part of a broader effort to coordinate state‑level monitoring with national guidelines, aiming to identify emission hotspots and recommend corrective actions. Officials expect the data gathered in Bathinda to inform advisories for residents in both Punjab and the capital region.
Authorities have urged citizens to limit outdoor activities where possible and to use masks that filter fine particles, while the CAQM continues to track air‑quality trends across the affected zones.