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posted by martyb on Friday May 04 2018, @07:50PM   Printer-friendly
from the gloomy-report dept.

Indian officials lament inaction of cities with world's worst air

Only a handful of India's 100 most polluted cities have drawn up plans to combat air pollution despite being asked to do so three years ago, senior government officials said on Wednesday after a damning report by the World Health Organisation.

India is home to the world's 14 most polluted cities, the WHO said, based on the amount of particulate matter under 2.5 micrograms found in every cubic metre of air.

Environment ministry officials said the WHO's findings were embarrassing but not surprising. "It hurts India's image, hurts the India story, hurts tourism, hurts medical tourism," said one official, ruing that fewer than 30 cities had an action plan ready to fight air pollution. "India will eventually overcome the problem, but my frustration is with the timeline."

The ministry could spend about 7 billion rupees ($105 million) this fiscal year to help cities set up air-quality monitoring systems and buy equipment like water-sprinklers to settle dust, said the officials, who declined to be identified, citing government policy.

Kanpur is the world's most polluted city. #15 is Kuwait.

China breathes a sigh of relief, and then chokes.

WHO Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database (update 2016)

Also at Conde Nast Traveller.


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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday May 05 2018, @04:16AM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday May 05 2018, @04:16AM (#675974)

    based on the amount of particulate matter under 2.5 micrograms found in every cubic metre of air.

    That kind of soot is super-common near cheap diesel engines. And, while the language is sloppy, if you spell it out like:

    Pollution ratings are determined by sampling air at hundreds of points throughout the city, aggregating data for total particulates under 2.5 mcg observed and taking the median.

    your readers will go looking for something more stimulating, like sex. You've got to hit them with the death punch in 25 words or less, otherwise they'll dodge your line of reasoning.

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