Abstract
On November 1, 2018, Kolkata registered its cleanest air in recent years. A cyclone had miraculously cleared the city of its air pollutants. With the clarity of the ambient air, Kolkata's emergent high-rise skyline appeared prominently in news reports about the air quality. The clean air did not last long. By the end of the month, Kolkata's air quality had dipped dramatically. One day after the Hindu festivals of Kali Puja and Diwali, when city dwellers reveled in lighting fireworks on the streets, the city registered the worst air in metropolitan India.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Disastrous Times: Beyond Environmental Crisis in Urbanizing Asia |
| Editors | Eli Elinoff, Tyson Vaughan |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Pages | 65-82 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780812297690 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780812252705 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |