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How has the air quality been in February 2024?

Content Editor: Dr. Manu Goel

March 19, 2024 at 4:00:00 PM

Air Pollution, National Clean Air Programme

Content Editor: Dr. Manu Goel

  • The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air published a report detailing the air quality status across India for February 2024.

  •  253 cities used the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) reporting data for 80% of the days.

  • The salient features of the report are as follows:

  1. In 160 countries, the PM 2.5 levels were below the standards set by India's National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). 

  2. Meanwhile, only 1 city complied with the WHO standards.

  3. Byrnihat in Meghalaya topped the list of most polluted cities while Satna in Madhya Pradesh was the cleanest.

  4. February saw a marked improvement in air quality compared to January.

  5. This marked improvement could have been attributed to improving wind speeds, rising temperatures, reduced emissions in cities, and other meteorological factors.

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