New Delhi, According to a report published on Tuesday (March 11), 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are from India. Talking about the most polluted city, Burnihat in Assam tops the list. According to this report, the reasons for the increase in air pollution levels in India include vehicle smoke, smoke from industrial units and smoke from burning garbage.

The World Air Quality Report 2024 by Switzerland's air quality technology company 'IQAir' states that Delhi remains the most polluted capital city globally, while India has become the fifth most polluted country in the world in 2024, while in the year 2023 India was at third place in this list.

13 of the world's top polluted cities are from India
13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities are from India, including Burnihat, Delhi, Mullanpur (Punjab), Faridabad, Loni, New Delhi, Gurugram, Ganganagar, Greater Noida, Bhiwadi, Muzaffarnagar, Hanumangarh and Noida. Overall, 35 percent of Indian cities have annual PM2.5 levels 10 times higher than the WHO limit of 5 micrograms per cubic meter.

4 cities from Pakistan in the list of top polluted cities
Four cities from neighboring Pakistan and one city from China are among the top 20 polluted cities in the world. The report said that India will see a seven percent decline in PM 2.5 concentrations in 2024, averaging 50.6 micrograms per cubic meter compared to 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter in 2023. 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India.

Pollution reached 108.3 micrograms
The condition of air pollution in Delhi is serious, with the annual average PM 2.5 concentration increasing from 102.4 micrograms per cubic meter in 2023 to 108.3 micrograms per cubic meter in 2024.

Top polluted cities of India
The top 20 most polluted cities in the world include Burnihat city of Assam, Delhi, Mullanpur in Punjab, Faridabad in Haryana, Gurugram, Loni in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Greater Noida, Muzaffarnagar, Ganganagar, Bhiwadi and Hanumangarh in Rajasthan.