Bihar
Bihar in the Most Polluted Cities of the Country
- 15 Dec 2022
- 1 min read
Why In News?
- According to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board on December 14, 2022, five of the top five most polluted cities in the country are from Bihar. Purnea is the most polluted city across the country with an AQI of 450.
Key Points
- Darbhanga is the second most polluted city in the country after Purnea with an AQI of 446. Bettiah is in third place with an AQI of 439. Begusarai with 421 AQI and Katihar with 420 AQI have been the fifth most polluted city in the country.
- According to the data, Patna's AQI is 347 . Here pollution has come down from dangerous levels to very poor levels.
- Araria, Bhagalpur, Biharsharif, Chhapra, Kishanganj, Motihari, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur and Siwan have an AQI of more than 300. In this way, the air of these cities has reached very poor levels.
- Significantly, an AQI of more than 400 is considered to be an alarming level of pollution. It is very dangerous for human health.
