The Karnataka government has amended the previous COTP act and said that the amendment is to protect the health of citizens from lung-related diseases.
According to the civic officials, water sprinklers were deployed and water fogging carried out at key hotspots and junctions in the twin city since last three days to improve air quality levels
As per the officials, there has been a surge in the AQI levels in the last two days as per the AQI data received from the SAFAR-Air App and immediate actions and preventive measures need to be taken to ensure the situation does not worsen