Bengaluru among cities that faced worst air pollution in winter: Study
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has come out with a report analysing winter air pollution trends in five major cities across India, besides Delhi-NCR), namely, Kolkata-Howrah, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. The research, published on Tuesday, found that Kolkata and Mumbai were the most polluted after Delhi, while Bengaluru and Chennai saw the fastest worsening of PM2.5 levels. Bengaluru and Hyderabad, meanwhile, experienced the worst peak pollution this winter in the last four years. “While Delhi’s winter air quality hogs all the eyeballs, the rising winter air pollution in other mega cities including Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai, does not get adequate attention," said Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director of research and advocacy, CSE. There is a need for ramping up action to control pollution from vehicles, industry, waste, construction, and solid fuel use in households, among others, the research noted.
