New Data Shows Mumbai Air Pollution Rose Sharply, But Delhi Is Far Worse
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Data shows that the national capital's pollution levels have been consistently twice the level of India's financial capital, Mumbai
Much has been made of Mumbai's air pollution in recent months being worse than Delhi's notorious pollution. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal even tweeted a global ranking, in which Mumbai was placed second, saying that after a long time the national capital was not in the list of the world's most polluted cities.
That was on a day, however, when the Delhi region benefited from strong winds blowing away much of the pollutants in the air. The ranking was by a Swiss firm, IQ Air, and is updated frequently.
While Mumbai's air quality has indeed deteriorated, new data from IQ Air shows different and worrying trends about the real picture.
In this NDTV exclusive, data shows that the national capital's pollution levels have been consistently twice the level of India's financial capital, Mumbai.
