Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia
Air Pollution: All Dhakaites at health risk
All the residents of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka are at health risk as the megacity ranked top among cities with the worst air quality on Tuesday morning.
It had an AQI score of 298 at 8am. The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’ and in this state of air everyone may experience serious health effects.
When the AQI value is between 201 and 300, the entire population is more likely to be affected while children are advised to limit outdoor activities in this situation.
India’s Delhi and Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar occupied the second and third positions in the list of cities with the worst air quality with AQI scores of 219 and 215 respectively.