Gurugram has been declared as India’s most polluted city out of 62 cities in the country by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in its Air quality index (AQI).
The AQI of Gurugram has crossed 300 mark marking it in the ‘Very Poor’ category of AQI.
Peak level of Particulate Matter (PM)2.5 rose to 189 microgm/m3. The permissible limit is 60microgm/m3.
The rise of the PM is due to the location of the city which gets a huge influx of Arabian dust storms and due to its humidity, which traps the dusts.
6 cities have been marked as ‘Poor’, 1 City (Gurugram) has been marked as ‘Very Poor’,
2 cities – Thane and Pune has been marked as ‘Good’, 26 cities marked as ‘Satisfactory’ and 27 cities as ‘Moderate’.