The National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, along with relevant departments of Tashkent and the Tashkent region, in collaboration with representatives from Ecopolice, the General Prosecutor's Office, and the Waste Management and Circular Economy Development Agency, organized inspections to prevent atmospheric pollution.
A special commission continuously monitors the state of the airspace. On the night of October 24 to 25, a sharp decrease in air quality was noted in the capital due to unfavorable meteorological conditions. During the evening and night, the concentration of suspended particles PM increased, causing the values according to the international Air Quality Index (AQI) to reach the 'unfavorable' category and remain at this level for people sensitive to pollution.
However, according to the national index, the average indicator across the entire city corresponded to a 'green' level for PM2.5 particles and a 'yellow' level for PM10. Specialists attribute the accumulation of PM2.5 and PM10 particles in the lower layer of the atmosphere to weakened winds and nighttime cooling, which slowed down the process of air exchange in the lower atmospheric layers.
Furthermore, data from the Meteosat meteorological satellite showed that on October 25, between 02:00 and 08:00, temporary dust pollution was observed over Tashkent and neighboring areas. Throughout the night, a mobile environmental laboratory conducted measurements, establishing that in most locations, the content of fine PM2.5 particles was classified as 'unfavorable' and 'very unfavorable' according to the international AQI scale.
