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Aizawl city has witnessed a slight increase in air pollution during this month compared to the same month last year.
The Mizoram Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has revealed that the level of Suspended Particulate Matters (SPM) in the state capital has gone up to 78 per cent from last year's 63 per cent.
''However, 78 per cent is very low compared to the national standards,'' a MPCB statement said.
The level of Respirable Suspended Particulate Matters (RSPM) has also gone up to 40 per cent from 31 per cent, the sources said.
The levels of SPM and RSPM during the post New Year festival in these two years--2010 and 2011--were remarkably low compared to the previous 15 years. This was because the state government had banned fireworks and crackers during the New Year celebrations.
The MPCB had conducted air pollution tests at three strategic locations in Aizawl during the period. It recorded that the noise level was only 38 db, compared to an average 68.4 db before prohibition of fireworks and crackers.
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