Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali festival
Two Indian cities have joined the national capital, New Delhi, on the list of the world’s top 10 most polluted cities, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of light.
New Delhi took the top spot, as it often does. It had an air quality index (AQI) figure of 407 on Monday, falling in the “hazardous” category, according to Swiss group IQAir.
Financial capital Mumbai came in sixth with an AQI of 157, while Kolkata in the east was seventh with an AQI of 154.
Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports.
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