Not just Delhi-NCR, even neighbouring cities are drowning in air pollution

Nov 11, 2022 By: Vaamanaa Sethi Credit: WHO

Air pollution in Delhi

The national capital of India, said to be the one of the most polluted cities in the world, is yet again surrounded by toxic pollutants. The current air quality of the national capital is ‘severe’, with PM2.5 concentration 13.9 times higher than the WHO recommendation. Credit: WHO

WHO recommendation

According to the WHO’s latest guidelines, the PM2.5 concentration should be 15 and PM10 concentration shouldn’t be more than 45. Credit: WHO

The air quality in Delhi’s neighbouring cities is not faring any better.

Here’s the AQI level of neighbouring cities, as per AQI dashboard — Credit: Pixabay

Jaipur — 383 AQI

Hazardous | The current PM2.5 concentration in Jaipur is 20.5 times above the recommended limit given by the WHO. Credit: Pixabay

Chandigarh — 148 AQI

Poor | According to the air quality index (AQI) dashboard, which measures the air quality of every state and city, the current PM2.5 concentration in Chandigarh is 4.1 times above the recommended limit. Credit: Pixabay

Ajmer — 194 AQI

Unhealthy | The air quality of Ajmer is ‘unhealthy’ and is 8.7 times higher than the WHO recommendation. Credit: Pixabay

Agra — 171 AQI

Unhealthy | The PM2.5 concentration in the air is 6.9 times higher than the WHO limit. The air quality of the city is currently ‘unhealthy’, as per the AQI dashboard. Credit: Pixabay

Lucknow — 197 AQI

Unhealthy | The PM2.5 concentration is at 141, which is 9.4 times above the WHO limit. Credit: Pixabay

Hisar — 252 AQI

Severe | The current PM2.5 concentration in Hisar is 13.5 times above the recommended limit. Credit: Pixabay

Dehradun — 142 AQI

Poor | The current PM2.5 concentration in the city is at 58, which is 3.9 times more than the recommended level. Credit: Pixabay

Meerut — 187 AQI

Unhealthy | Meerut has 172 as PM10 and 111 as PM2.5 concentrations, which is 7.4 times above the recommended concentration. Credit: Pixabay

Shimla — 80 AQI

Moderate | Shimla’s air can be considered as healthy when compared to other cities as its PM2.5 concentration is at 26, which is just 1.7 times higher than the WHO limit. Credit: Pixabay

Gwalior — 206 AQI

Severe | The PM2.5 concentration in the city is 9.9 times higher than the recommended concentration. With 223 as PM10 concentration, the air quality is ‘severe’. Credit: Pixabay

The AQI mentioned is real-time data noted on November 11, 2022 at 12pm.

Please note that this data keeps changing every hour. Credit: Pixabay

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