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Hometop 5 polluted cities in india

top 5 polluted cities in india

Environment

Problem is in the air: top five polluted Indian cities hold a mirror

May 28, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

The WHO database on the most globally polluted cities in 2016 shows that 14 out of the top 15 are Indian. What is the reason for the alarming contamination? Data for the top five polluted cities can give some insights.

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