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Mid-Year Air Quality Assessment for India 2024
July 30 , 2024
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- Recently, the mid-year air quality assessment for India was released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
- Byrnihat of Meghalaya, located on the Assam-Meghalaya border, ranked as the most polluted city in India.
- Among India’s top 10 polluted cities, three were located in Haryana, two each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, while Delhi, Assam, and Bihar each had one.
- 163 cities exceeded the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) of India (40 µg/m³).
- All 256 cities exceeded the annual World Health Organization (WHO) standard (5 µg/m³).
- Karnataka and Maharashtra had the highest number of cities under the ‘Good’ and ‘Satisfactory’ categories, with 16 and 30 cities, respectively.
- Bihar had the most cities (10) under the ‘Moderate’ category, while Haryana and Rajasthan each had three cities in the ‘Poor’ category.
- Only one city, located in Assam, fell under the ‘Severe’ category.
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