According to air quality data compiled by the World Health Organization for megacities, Delhi is on top along with Mumbai being on the fourth number. The second position was grabbed by greater Cairo in Egypt, followed by Dhaka and Beijing was ranked fifth.
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An analysis of air showed that about 90% of people across the world are exposed to bad air. According to a survey done globally in 2016, outdoor air pollution caused by industries, cars and trucks has led to 4.2 million deaths and indoor pollution has led to at least 3.8 million deaths.
India suffers under the dual burden of outdoor and indoor pollution. However, Delhi consistently features in the list of most polluted cities globally. Many small towns and cities in India also report pollution levels almost equal to that of Delhi.
The capital city Delhi is the home for over 17 million people altogether, and the air pollution results in effecting the health of people in Delhi.
The government has already led the battle against pollution. The environment ministry released its much-awaited draft national clean air programme to tackle air pollution across the country in April. It has contested the count of air pollution deaths in India by global agencies, noting that they are based on estimations and not on primary data from the country.
Furthermore, the activists have slammed the NCAP programme as toothless and stated that they refer to international agencies for their own convince whereas, no action has been taken for health-related issues.
Now the representatives from state pollution control boards have raised concerns about the absence of specific targets and time frames, lack of reliable data and adequate funds to implement the plan.
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