Tripunithura air pollution has worsened across Tripunithura, Irumpanam, Thiruvankulam and Eroor, with the local residents’ association reporting air quality index readings between 228 and 248 in recent days and seeking urgent intervention from authorities.
The Tripunithura Rajanagari Union of Residents Associations, known as TRURA, has demanded measures to control the pollution and ensure acceptable air quality in the affected areas. The association said the problem had become severe over the past few days.
TRURA chairman V.P. Prasad and convenor V.C. Jayendran said the association had submitted a memorandum to the Ernakulam district collector and the Kerala State Pollution Control Board. The memorandum calls for immediate action to control emissions from the Ambalamedu industrial area, which the association identified as a source of air pollution affecting the surrounding neighbourhoods.
The affected locations form a connected urban and industrial belt east of Kochi. Tripunithura, Irumpanam, Thiruvankulam and Eroor include residential areas located near industrial and transport activity. The residents’ demand places responsibility on district administration and the pollution-control regulator to examine the reported deterioration and take steps to control the identified sources.
The AQI readings cited by TRURA provide the central basis for its appeal. The association did not provide further details in its statement on the monitoring station, the pollutants recorded, the duration of the readings or whether the figures were independently confirmed by the Pollution Control Board. Those details will be important in determining the geographic spread and precise causes of the reported deterioration.
The memorandum also puts the issue into the formal administrative system. The district collector can coordinate action across local authorities and departments, while the Pollution Control Board is responsible for regulatory oversight of industrial emissions and air-quality monitoring. Any response is expected to establish the source of the pollution, assess compliance by industrial units and identify immediate control measures.
For residents, the immediate concern is the effect of sustained poor air quality in neighbourhoods close to the industrial belt. TRURA has sought action to ensure air quality in the affected areas, but the supplied report does not include a response from the district administration, the Pollution Control Board or industries in Ambalamedu.
The next steps will depend on how the collector and the Pollution Control Board respond to the memorandum, including whether they conduct fresh monitoring, inspect the industrial area and issue directions to control emissions. The authorities have not, in the supplied report, announced a timeline for those actions.
