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Residents are breathing in toxic air, as the suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air is higher than the permissible limit.

The state pollution control board has installed four air-pollution monitoring devices at Unit-I, Unit-VIII, Patrapada and Chandrasekharpur to check the air quality on a regular basis. It has installed a display board at Power House Square here where it puts up the collected data.

The board collates data on air pollution every week from the monitoring stations to determine the pollution levels. Usually, the amount of dust particles in the air is found to be higher in winter than in summer, but, a reverse trend can be seen here.

The report has found that SPM at Unit-I and Unit-VIII are 144 and 112 micro gram per cubic metre cube whereas according to standard norms, it should not exceed 100 micro gram per cubic metre.