Impact of lockdown measures during COVID-19 on air quality– A case study of India
Pratima Kumari, Durga Toshniwal
Abstract
reduced by 55%, 49%, 60% and 19%, and 44%, 37%, 78% and 39% for Delhi and Mumbai, respectively, during post-lockdown phase. Overall, the findings in present study may provide confidence to the stakeholders involved in air quality policy development that a significant improvement in air quality can be achieved in future if better pollution control plans are strictly executed.
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