Indian Capital Becomes World's Most Polluted City, Surpassing Lahore - Sarmad
Delhi surpasses Lahore as the world's most polluted city, with the index reaching 334.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
India’s capital, Delhi, has become the world’s most polluted city, surpassing Lahore in Pakistan, as air quality reached hazardous levels and visibility dropped amid spreading smog.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) hit a “hazardous” level of 334, making it the most polluted major city in the world, according to Reuters, citing the Swiss-based IQAir group, which measures air quality levels based on toxin concentrations.
According to the group’s index, air quality is considered good at levels up to 50, with little to no health risk.
Meanwhile, India’s Central Pollution Control Board set its AQI at a higher level of 403, classifying it as “severely hazardous.”
The Swiss and Indian readings differ due to variations in AQI scales and the methodologies used to calculate and classify air pollution levels.
Indian authorities have deployed a truck-mounted device to combat smog, spraying water in an effort to reduce air pollution.
Pollution is a seasonal problem in much of northern India and neighboring Pakistan, where cold, heavy winter air traps vehicle emissions, construction dust, and smoke from crop residue burning.
