Guwahati: A terrible news for Assam. Assam’s Guwahati, which is full of green trees, is now engulfed by the ghost of pollution. Guwahati, the capital city of the North-East, has emerged as the second polluted city in the world. According to IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report Guwahati is the second most polluted city among the most polluted cities in the world. The average annual PM 2.5 has been found in Guwahati and the air density is 105.4 has been recorded as.
The air quality in Guwahati is more than ten times the levels set by the World Health Organisation. The rise in pollution levels in the city can be attributed to various factors including increase in construction activity.
