The Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh, India, has operationalized its fifth online air-quality monitoring station located in Ved Vihar, according to officials from the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB). This new station joins four others already in operation at Indirapuram, Vasundhara, Sanjay Nagar, and Loni. The latest station's data will be included in the daily Air Quality Index (AQI) bulletin released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Three more stations are set to begin operations shortly, located in Govindpuram, Khoda, and Modinagar. Each of the six new stations is estimated to cost between ₹2.5-3 crores (approximately $300,000-$360,000 USD). Environmentalists stress the need for accurate pollution data, especially in light of Ghaziabad's rising pollution levels. The district aims to improve air quality monitoring with a total of ten stations planned, which will measure pollutants such as PM10 and PM2.5. Local activists advocate for additional monitoring in industrial areas to better assess pollution sources.