Delhi retained the top spot, being the most polluted, with an annual PM10 level of 290 micrograms per cubic metre. more-inAbout 550 million people, including 47 million children under the age of five, are living in cities that recorded annual particulate matter levels above the national standards in 2016, a report by Greenpeace India released on Monday said. The report, titled ‘Airpocalypse-II’, said that 180 million people were living in areas where the PM10 levels were more than twice the annual limit of 60 micrograms per cubic metre. Combined, these States account for 12.9 million children who are five years or younger and living with PM10 levels more than double the annual limit. Faridabad and Bhiwadi in Haryana, Patna in Bihar and Dehradun in Uttarakhand rounded up the top five most polluted cities list.

Source: The Hindu January 30, 2018 01:52 UTC