Visakhapatnam records high air pollution breaching national standards

Visakhapatnam's air quality breached national standards on 259 out of 382 days, with all 10 monitoring stations exceeding the annual PM10 limit.

The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board imposed environmental compensation totaling ₹16.33 crore on 10 local industries for violating pollution control norms.

Air quality deteriorated sharply in December 2025 due to bowl-shaped terrain and winter temperature inversion trapping industrial emissions.