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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

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 14, 2013 6:54 IST
10. Kanpur, India

 

This industrial city was once known as the “Manchester of the East”, so it doesn't immediately fill you with visions of green meadows and clear waters. But the reality is grimmer than most imagined before the WHO results were published – Kanpur is the second most polluted city in India with a score of 209 ug/m3. It's the leather capital of the region, with a large tannery but it also has steel factoriesand many other industries.






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