Dhaka is the top five in air pollution today
India's Delhi ranks first in the list of air-polluted cities with a score of 212. Thailand's Chiang Mai is second in the list with a score of 168. Pakistan's Lahore is third with a score of 154. China's Shenyang is fourth in the list with a score of 153.
According to IQ Air, a global air quality monitoring agency, Dhaka's air quality is 'unhealthy' on Monday (April 3). Dhaka is ranked fifth in the list of most polluted cities in the world with a score of 137 at 9 am today.
In addition, at the same time, Beijing of China is ranked sixth with an AQI score of 137. Israel's Jerusalem is in seventh place with a score of 134. Indonesia's Jakarta is in eighth place with a score of 120. Uganda's Kampala is in ninth place with a score of 113. Nepal's Kathmandu is in tenth place with a score of 104.
Switzerland-based air quality monitoring technology company IQ Air publishes this list of cities with polluted air. An AQI score based on daily air quality gives people information about how clean or polluted the air in a particular city is, and whether or not they may be at any health risk.
According to the data, an AQI score of zero to 50 is considered good. 51 to 100 is considered tolerable. And for sensitive groups, a score of 101 to 150 is considered unhealthy. 151 to 200 is considered unhealthy.
Similarly, an AQI score between 201 and 300 is considered 'very unhealthy' and a score between 301 and 400 is considered 'dangerous'. Air pollution poses serious health risks. It is harmful to people of all ages. However, air pollution is very harmful for children, sick people, elderly and pregnant women.
Experts blame brick kilns, vehicle fumes and dust from construction sites for air pollution in Dhaka. Air pollution increases the risk of shortness of breath, cough, lower respiratory tract infections and depression.
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