How is the air in Dhaka after the rain?
The air pollution in big and small cities of the world is increasing day by day. Megacity Dhaka has been suffering from air pollution for a long time. However, the city’s air quality has improved slightly after a few days of rain.
IQAir, an international air quality technology company, says that Dhaka’s air pollution is moderate today on Sunday. However, Pakistan’s Lahore city tops the list of polluted cities with a score of 175.
According to IQAir criteria at around 10 am today, Dhaka is at the 23rd position in the list of the world’s most polluted cities with a score of 77. Which is considered moderate in terms of air quality.
Apart from this, the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is in the second position with a score of 165, Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Jakarta, Indonesia are in the third and fourth positions respectively with a score of 153, and Beijing, the capital of China, is in the fifth position with a score of 137.
An AQI score of zero to 50 is considered good. A score of 51 to 100 is considered moderate, and a score of 101 to 150 is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. A score of 151 to 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’ air.
An AQI score between 201 and 300 is considered ‘very unhealthy’. In this situation, children, elderly and sick patients are advised to limit their activities inside the house and others outside the house. Also, an AQI between 301 and 400 is considered ‘risky’, posing a serious health risk to city dwellers.
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