Mail News Service
Jamshedpur: Acting on a complaint by Kritiwas Mandal, Central General Secretary of RTI Workers’ Union and AJSU Party District Secretary, the government has responded to the concern of inactive Air Quality Index (AQI) monitoring machines in Jamshedpur. The city, once known for its clean air, is now struggling with rising pollution levels and the absence of functioning AQI machines has only worsened public anxiety.
Mandal had filed a grievance with the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, highlighting the negligence of local municipal authorities. He pointed out that despite multiple pollution control schemes, their implementation on the ground has failed. “Authorities are in a deep slumber while the city’s air becomes increasingly toxic,” he alleged.
Three AQI monitoring machines were installed at Mango Golchakkar, Dimna Chowk and Jugsalai Kunwar Singh Chowk. However, all machines have reportedly remained inactive for several days. Mandal demanded an immediate investigation into whether they were intentionally shut down.
In response, Krishna Kumar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Mango Notified Area Committee, informed both the central department and Kritiwas Mandal that a technical fault had rendered the machines non-functional. “Our technical team has confirmed the issue and the machines will be operational again within a week,” the report stated. The development brings hope for Jamshedpur residents, who await accurate updates on air quality for better public health management.
