Districts of India-Pakistan are in the top-2 Most polluted cities in the world

New Delhi: People in different cities of the world including India are facing difficulty in breathing due to air pollution. There are three cities of India in the list of 121 most polluted countries in the world. It includes the capital Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. In the live ranking of Swiss firm IQAir, the capital Delhi is at number one on November 13. Looking at the live ranking of IQAir, it is known that Delhi is the most polluted city in the whole world with 515 AQI. However, the mood of the weather has started changing in India. After snowfall in the hilly areas, a drop in temperature has been recorded in the plains as well.

Usually the level of pollution is measured in the form of Air Quality Index or AQI. According to foreign standards, an AQI of more than 200 is considered to be of very poor level and a level of 300 indicates a severely bad situation. If the AQI level remains between 0-50, then it is considered good. If it is found to be 51-100 then it is considered to be moderate and if it is found to be between 101-150 then it is considered to be bad air for sensitive groups. On the other hand, if the Air Quality Index is found to be between 151 to 200 then it is dangerous. Apart from this, if it is found to be 201-300 then it is very dangerous and if the pollution level is found to be more than 301 then it is very-very dangerous.

Mumbai city is at the 10th place in the ranking with 158 AQI. After that comes Kolkata, where AQI was recorded at 136. Pakistan’s city Lahore is at the second place in IQAir’s live ranking. Its AQI is 432. At the same time, Karachi city of the neighboring country has also become a part of this list. It has been placed at number 14 with 147 AQI.

Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been placed at number three among the polluted cities. Its AQI has been recorded at 193. At the same time, Egypt’s Cairo has got the fourth position with an AQI of 184. At the same time, Vietnam’s capital Hanoi is at the fifth position in IQAir’s World Live Ranking. Its AQI level is 168. Qatar’s Doha city is at the sixth position in the ranking. Its AQI level is 166. Apart from this, Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh is placed at the seventh position.

Nepal’s capital Kathmandu is at the eighth position in the index, where the AQI level is 160. Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar is at the ninth position. The AQI in Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday is 158. Talking about Bangladesh, its capital Dhaka has been placed at the 17th position. Its AQI is 122. The air of seven cities of China has been found to be very bad.