Carbon Footprint Reduction Instrument

COVID-19 induced lockdown and decreasing particulate matter (PM10): An empirical investigation of an Asian megacity

“…Based on the Air Quality Monitoring Committee, (2018) Government of West Bengal it is noticed that since November 2018, the air quality of Kolkata has been declining sharply and has experienced the highest number of red category days in terms of air quality index. At times, the city's air quality has become worse than Delhi's ( Haque et al, 2020 ) and is worsening day by day ( Rudra, 2020 ). Government of West Bengal (Air Quality Monitoring Committee, 2018 ) in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) mentioned that vehicular emissions, emission from the construction sector, road dust re-suspension, industrial emission, trans-boundary pollution, etc.…”