KHATIMA NEWS
Nainital
Following Central Pollution Control Board directions, special machines are monitoring air quality in Haldwani and Nainital before and after Diwali. Officials will track pollution from one week before the festival until one week afterwards, while recent readings show higher AQI levels in Rudrapur and Kashipur than in the 2 monitored cities.
Kashipur
Kashipur’s air quality has worsened during the festival season, with the AQI recorded between 129 and 168. PM2.5 levels, identified as the main pollutant in the report, reached 78 to 80 micrograms per cubic metre at the monitoring station near MP Chowk, placing the recorded AQI in the poor category.
Others
Srinagar Garhwal recorded a one-hour ground-level ozone concentration above 880 micrograms per cubic metre on 19 December 2025, according to monitoring data from Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. Scientists have linked the unusual rise, initially, to forest fires, traffic and valley conditions that can trap pollution.
