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Ludhiana, Kanpur among world's top 10 cities with worst air pollution

New Delhi: Some of the world's largest and most densely populated cities have air that is so polluted that people suffer from lung diseases at rates that are significantly above global averages. Birth defects in

5. Quetta, Pakistan

 

This city has a measure of 251 ug/m3, making it the most polluted city in a fairly polluted country. Local reports call it a “serious environmental issue for human health” and a panel of experts met in the city after the 2011 index came out, to formulate their “Action Plan for Reducing Air Pollution and Improving Air Quality Management in Quetta City”.

 

 

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