It has been raining non-stop since Saturday morning in the capital. Its effect has been seen in the air of Dhaka. Dhaka ranks 54th among 119 cities in the world in terms of air pollution.
At this time, IQAir’s air quality score of Dhaka is 55. This air quality is considered ‘moderate or acceptable’.
IQAir, a Switzerland-based organization, regularly highlights the situation of air pollution. This live or instant indicator of air quality informs and alerts people about how clean or polluted the air is in a particular city.
Congo’s Kinshasa was in the first position in air pollution around 1 pm today. The city scores 179 on IQAir’s index.
Uganda’s Kampala and Indonesia’s Jakarta were in the second and third positions respectively. Kampala scores 153. 151 of Jakarta.
According to IQAir criteria, a score of 51 to 100 is considered moderate or acceptable air quality.
A score of 101 to 150 is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include the elderly, children, sick people and pregnant women.
A score of 151 to 200 is unhealthy air. A score of 201 to 300 is considered very unhealthy air. A score of 301 and above is considered catastrophic or risky.