Gurgaon Now Pollution Blind As Sole Reading Station Goes Offline

Gurgaon is now operating without any functioning government air quality monitors, rendering the city effectively "blind" to real-time pollution levels. Its sole Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) has been offline for weeks, failing to transmit data to the central pollution control board's portal. This data blackout means authorities and citizens lack official, reliable information on the Air Quality Index (AQI), which is crucial for issuing health alerts and implementing pollution control measures. The breakdown highlights the city's fragile and insufficient monitoring infrastructure, raising serious concerns about how it will manage air quality, especially as the more polluted winter season approaches.

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