Not Just Delhi: Data Reveals New Pollution Hotspots Emerging Across India
The problem of air pollution in India is not limited to the capital or big metros. Many cities and districts — across north, east, and northeast India — are now “hotspots” with dangerously poor air quality.
Even states that rarely make headlines for smog are seeing widespread violations of air-quality standards. Almost all states and union territories studied exceed safe annual pollution limits.
The usual focus - seasonal events like stubble burning - doesn’t tell the full story. Constant sources like vehicle emissions, industry, dust from construction, and poor regulation contribute year-round to toxic air.
One major problem: monitoring and enforcement are weak outside a few major cities. Because of this lack of data and oversight, pollution in many places goes unnoticed and unaddressed.
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