Editorial comment
If the capital of India is that polluted then it can be imagined to what extent the other cities in India would be polluted. Governments from all political parties are responsible for this.
New Delhi – According to AQI Air, a Switzerland-based climate group has listed Delhi as the topmost polluted city across the world. AQI value of the Delhi City was noted 556 on 13th November, which is alarming. Delhi tops the list of the 10 most polluted cities in the world. The cities with the worst AQI indices include Mumbai and Kolkata, and Lahore in Pakistan and Chengdu in China.
India's pollution board warns of a looming health emergency in New Delhi as levels of harmful PM 2.5 particles top 300 on the air quality index, more than 10 times the safe daily limit set by the WHO https://t.co/dZ9VCpm2wQ pic.twitter.com/p3CYtw4LPf
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 13, 2021
Five cities in Uttar Pradesh have AQIs above 400
The 5 cities, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Noida, Meerut and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh are also gasping for clean air. They were listed in the report under the severe category with AQIs above 400 on 13th November.