Kathmandu ranks ninth in the world as a ‘polluted city’

KATHMANDU: NOV. 20 – Kathmandu is on the list of a ninth most polluted cities in the world. Lahore, Pakistan, ranks first among the world’s most polluted cities, according to a live update from IQAir, a European organization that measures air quality. There is an air quality index of PM-2.5 (particulate matter) at 407 micrograms per cubic meter per hour. Which is fatal

In Nepal too, the index has crossed 500. However, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Kathmandu, the PM-2.5 level reached 165 per hour, according to IQR data.

Exceeding the 151 indexes is considered unhealthy. The second is New Delhi, the capital of India, the third is Dhaka, Bangladesh, the fourth is Kolkata, India, and the fifth is Incheon, South Korea.