Dhaka’s air 6th most polluted in the world
City Desk :
Dhaka ranked sixth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Tuesday morning.
The air in Dhaka city was classified as ‘unhealthy’ with an AQI score of 168 at 9:15 am, reports UNB.
Pakistan’s Lahore and India’s Delhi and Kolkata occupied the first, second, third, spots on the list, with AQI scores of 399, 343, and 183 respectively.
An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’, while 201-300 is ‘very unhealthy’, and 301+ is ‘hazardous’, posing severe health risks to residents.
The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.
