Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Toxic Smoke Chokes Mohali’s Sector 91 & Industrial Belt
There's a big problem in a place called Mohali, where a lot of smoke is making the air very dirty.
This is happening because garbage is being burned near a village called Baliali.
The smoke is so bad that it's making it hard for people to breathe.
The air quality is at a dangerous level, and people are asking the city officials to do something about it.
They want the officials to stop the burning, clean up the garbage, and make sure this doesn't happen again.
Some people even think the city workers are burning the garbage at night, which is making the problem worse.
Severe air pollution in Sector 91 and adjoining Industrial Area due to municipal garbage burning.
Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeds 500, indicating a hazardous public health emergency.
Residents demand immediate intervention, strict monitoring, and a crackdown on garbage burning.
Advocate Jaskaran Singh alleges gross negligence by the Mohali Municipal Corporation in waste management.
Residents claim municipal employees burn waste late at night, causing toxic fumes.
- Who
- Residents of Sector 91 and factory workers in the adjoining Industrial Area
- What
- Severe air pollution due to municipal garbage burning
- When
- Ongoing, with repeated instances of garbage burning
- Where
- Sector 91 and adjoining Industrial Area, Mohali
- Why
- Alleged gross negligence in waste management by the Mohali Municipal Corporation
- Location
- Sector 91 and adjoining Industrial Area, Mohali
- Cause
- Municipal garbage burning on vacant land near Baliali village
- Air Quality Index (AQI)
- Above 500 (Hazardous level)
- Resident Demands
- Immediate intervention, strict monitoring, crackdown on garbage burning, health emergency declaration, long-term corrective measures
- Resident Complaint
- Municipal employees allegedly burn waste late at night, causing toxic fumes