Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Most air-polluted cities, 01/07/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Most air-polluted cities, 01/07/2019. 102 non-attainment cities have been identified based on ambient air quality data for the period 2011 – 2015 and WHO report 2014/2018 and placed at Annexure-I. The AQI status in various cities in India during the year 2018 is given in Annexure-II.Several studies have been conducted to identify major air pollution sources and their contributions to ambient air pollution levels in the country. The major sources of particulate matter are road dust suspension, vehicles, biomass/garbage burning, construction, industries, etc.
