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Kathmandu Lists Its Name In The World’s Most Polluted City

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Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal has carried on to hold its place on the top 10 list of the most polluted cities in the world as forest fire carries on to temper over the country, which has affected visibility. 

IQ Air, an organization calculating the real-time pollution of about 101 cities in the world declared on Sunday that Kathmandu holds the first position with having the Air Quality Index surpassing the level of 190

Kathmandu’s Air Is Toxic To Breathe: US Embassy

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According to the United States Embassy air quality estimating station in Phora Durbar, the AQI of Kathmandu surpassed the level of 200 referring to the air quality being very toxic to breathe

As the AQI carries on to go down, the visibility of the capital city has carried on to smother.

A native of Kathmandu who came to the hillside temple of Aakash Bhairab revealed to ANI that “Olden days, when I came here, I was able to see the Dharahara tower more clearly but now I have to look for it as the mist covers the city. I have noticed the extent of pollution that exists in Kathmandu Valley.”

Last Thursday, the Department of Environment under the Ministry of Forestry and Environment revealed that the level of air pollution in Kathmandu Valley and the central and eastern parts of the country has skyrocketed because of the local sources of pollution like fires and burning of agricultural residues in over 140 places over the country like Bara, Parsa, Chitwan. 

The Suggestion Of The Ministry Of Health And Population

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The smoke coming from the burns proceeds in and dumps in the bowl-shaped valley since a week has covered the valley. Experts and doctors have advised wearing a mask can lessen the effects in several ways.

At the start of the week, the Ministry of Health and Population also suggested the public keep a face mask to reduce the probable influence of air pollution. Because of this level of air pollution, particularly children, the elderly, respiratory patients, and heart patients are more pretentious.

The Urge Of The Department Of Environment

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The Department of Environment has urged to people of different age groups to take special care while going out

Because of air pollution, the number of people affected by respiratory diseases, lung cancer, heart disease, hypertension, and stroke has skyrocketed in Nepal in the past few years.

Studies have demonstrated that 42,000 people died in Nepal in 2019 because of indoor and outdoor air pollution, 19% of the total deaths because of air pollution were children under 5 years of age and 27% were those above 70 years of age.

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