Mumbai: Leaving behind the capital Delhi, Mumbai has become the most polluted city in the country. Mumbai was ranked as the most polluted city in India and second most globally for a week between January 29 and February 8, according to the Swiss air tracking index IQAir, a real-time air quality monitor (AQI). Is. According to the report published in Hindustan Times, on January 29, Mumbai was ranked 10th in the worst city ranking. On the other hand, on 2 February, Mumbai was placed in second place. However, on 13 February, Mumbai overtook Delhi as the most polluted city in India and became the second most polluted city worldwide in terms of air quality.
According to CPCB data, between November and January this year, Mumbai had more than double the number of ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ days compared to the previous three winters. Road or construction dust accounts for over 71% of the particulate matter load in Mumbai’s air, according to 2020 research by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and IIT-Bombay. Factories, power plants, airports, and garbage dumps have contributed to making Mumbai’s air one of the dirtiest to breathe.
What is IQAir?
IQAir is a Swiss air tracking index and a real-time worldwide air quality monitor that works closely with UNEP and Greenpeace. It measures air quality in India using data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Cities are classified into ‘healthy’, ‘unhealthy‘, and ‘hazardous’ according to US Air Quality Index (AQI) standards, which are more stringent than in India.
Delhi out on the list of the ten most polluted cities in the world
According to the new list, the world’s most polluted city has been declared as Lahore in Pakistan. Mumbai has been placed in second place, and Kabul at third. The capital of India remained absent from the top ten polluted cities in this list. Although the level of pollution in Delhi still remains in a very dangerous condition by the prescribed standards.
