pakistan is more polluted than india has 39 most polluted cities in world top 50 report

Pollution is a big problem not only in India but in hundreds of countries of the world. Recently, a Swiss company has released its report on pollution in which the situation in India has improved slightly compared to last year. In the top 10 list of most polluted countries, India has now fallen from 5th to 8th. At the same time, if we talk about the most polluted cities of India, Delhi has been found to be at the forefront. The capital Delhi has got the fourth position in this list at the global level.

For the most polluted countries in the world Report Swiss firm issuing IQAir has released a list in which India has come at number 8 in the list of top 10 countries with the most pollution. Pakistan is at third place in this list. In the report, the level of PM 2.5 has been considered as the basis. Despite stating the PM 2.5 level, the company’s figures say that in India it is 53.3 micrograms per cubic meter. According to the report, this is 10 times more than the figure called safe limit by the World Health Organization.

This survey has been conducted in 131 countries of the world in which the company used more than 30 thousand ground monitors. The company has included 7300 cities of India in this ranking. The report says that India’s transport sector contributes 20 to 35 percent to PM 2.5 pollution. Apart from this, industries, coal burning power plants and biomass burning are also the main sources of pollution.

Talking about the most polluted cities of the world, Lahore of Pakistan ranks first in the list. After that, Hotan city of China has been described as the most polluted city in the world. Bhiwadi of Rajasthan, India comes at number three. At the same time, Delhi has been placed at fourth position in this list. The level of PM 2.5 in Delhi is reported to be 92.6 micrograms, which is 20 times more than the safe limit.

Talking about the 100 most polluted cities, the report says that 65 cities of India are included in this list. Whereas earlier 61 cities of India were included in this list. Delhi and New Delhi come within the top 10 in this list. The good news for Delhi is that it is now free from the tag of the world’s most polluted capital. New Delhi has now come to second place. In first place is N’Djamena of Chad, which is the most polluted capital in the world.

There has been some reduction in pollution levels in Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad adjacent to Delhi. This level of pollution is said to be extremely dangerous for the Indian people, especially in Delhi and its surrounding areas. Newborns and children are said to be at greatest risk because their lungs are developing. At the same time, pollution has also been said to be a big threat for the elderly who are ill. Especially the elderly suffering from diseases like asthma, cancer, diabetes.