It’s not Delhi! This Meghalaya town is the world’s most polluted. Here’s why
Thirteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India. As per Swiss air technology company IQAir’s report, Byrnihat was the world’s ‘most polluted metropolitan area of 2024’. But what is deteriorating the air in this industrial town on the Assam-Meghalaya border?
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya has virtually denied contribution to air pollution in Byrnihat, an industrial town located along its ...
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Why Meghalaya's Byrnihat has the most polluted air in the worldUnregulated industrial standards and vehicle emissions are the major drivers of the city's pollution. Joint action by the ...
The annual average PM2.5 concentration in Byrnihat was 128.2 micrograms per cubic m (µg/m3), many times the World Health ...
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma cited industrial activities in Assam for Byrnihats poor air quality, despite ...
World Air Quality Report for 2024 published by IQAir says that the border town in Assam recorded an annual average PM2.5 ...
India is home to 13 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities, with Byrnihat in Meghalaya ranking as the most polluted globally.
According to the latest IQAir report, Delhi stands out as the most polluted capital globally and the most polluted ...
Byrnihat, a town in Meghalaya, has been named the world's most polluted city according to the IQAir report. The government is taking steps to address pollution from local factories. Collaborative ...
Byrnihat, a small industrial town in Meghalaya-Assam border, has been ranked as the world’s most polluted city, surpassing ...
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