Cyclone Midhili impacts on Dhaka’s air quality

City Desk :
Dhaka’s air quality has been marked ‘moderate’ this morning, as the capital experienced light to moderate rain triggered by the depression in Bay of Bengal.

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 62 at 8:57 am, Dhaka today ranked 30th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, reports UNB.

An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with an acceptable air quality. However, there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and Kuwait’s Kuwait City occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 328, 317 and 186, respectively.

An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’, particularly for sensitive groups.