Monday , December 23 2024

Polluted cities: Bihar and Delhi top the most polluted cities of the country

Burnihat, located on the Assam border in Meghalaya, has become the most polluted urban center in the country for the third month, in a new report by the Center for Research on Energy and Cleanness, a central body that investigates and analyzes pollution and other issues in the country. , The city had more pollution than WHO and other parameters.

According to this analysis, PM 2.5 was recorded in Burnihat. In the month of April it was 138 micrograms per cubic meter. Which was about two and a half times the standard of the Central Pollution Control Board and nine times the daily guideline level of WSO.

Delhi is the 22nd most polluted city in the country in April.

In April, Delhi was the 22nd most polluted city in the country. According to the information received from the report, the top polluted cities of India in April 2024 include three cities of Bihar, two each of Haryana and Bengal and one city each of Gujarat, Assam and Odisha. The air quality in Delhi was polluted more than the Central Pollution Control Board's norms. Of most cities in the national capital, Gurugram was the most polluted. It was found to be the second most polluted city in the list of polluted cities of the country with 118 micrograms per cubic metre.

List of 25 most polluted cities of the country

Along with Delhi and Gurugram, Fariabad, Vallabhgarh, Bhiwadi, Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani were among the 25 most polluted cities in the country.

PM 2.5 recorded in top 10 most polluted cities of the country

Top most polluted cities of India for April-2024, other than PM 2.5, second most polluted cities are Gurugram, Muzaffarnagar, Patna 96 micrograms per cubic meter, Nandesari 93 micrograms per cubic meter, Asanol 92 micrograms per cubic meter, Faridabad, Chhapra 90 micrograms per cubic meter was recorded.