Top 2 World’s Most Polluted Cities Are From India, Check Full List Here

March 23, 2022

Top 10 Most Polluted Cities In The World

According to IQ Air and its report on the most polluted cities in the world, India has not improved even a bit in the terms of air quality from the last 3 years. Around 35 cities from India have crossed the safe AQI level mentioned by WHO with Delhi under the top 5 for fourth time in a row.

Air quality in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh is even more toxic and has crossed the safe limit mentioned under WHO guidelines. Haryana and Punjab are no different. Check the full list below.

Top 10 Indian Cities In The World With Worst Air Quality

via:forbes

S.No	Global Rank	State And City	AVG PM 2.5
1	1	Bhiwadi, Rajasthan	106.2
2	2	Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh	102
3	4	Delhi	96.4
4	5	Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh	95.3
5	7	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	91.4
6	10	Bagpat, Uttar Pradesh	89.1
7	11	Hisar, Haryana	89.0
8	12	Faridabad, Haryana	88.9
9	13	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh	87.5
10	14	Rohtak, Haryana	86.9

The list doesn’t end here. Most of the cities in India especially in Uttar Pradesh fall in the orange category of WHO’s air quality index.

Fine particulate matter clogs sky and reduces the visibility of these 35 Indian cities. Not just sky, PM 2.5 also penetrates deeper into the lungs of our body and causes severe damage. Overall, it reduces the average life expectancy in human beings.