Top 10 world's most polluted city. Here is a list of the most polluted city in the world.
1. New Delhi, India
Delhi has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the most polluted major city in the world with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 527, according to a report by private weather forecasting agency Skymet. The city suffers from air pollution caused by road dust and industry, with comparatively smaller contributions from unclean engines in transportation, especially diesel-powered city buses and trucks, and 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers with two-stroke engines. During the autumn and winter months, some 500 million tons of crop residue are burnt, and winds blow from India's north and northwest towards east. This aerial view shows India's annual crop burning, resulting in smoke and air pollution over Delhi and adjoining areas.
2. Gurgaon, India
Gurgaon in the National Capital Region or NCR is the world's 2nd most polluted city according to data. It is also a hub of more than 300 big and small industries that often flout the air pollution norms. The massive construction activity in the region also aggravates the dust problem. At present, Gurugram has only two monitoring stations to check the air quality of the city.
3. Sukinda, India
Sukinda is a town in Jajpur district, Odisha, India. Orissa's Sukinda valley is among the top ten worst polluted city in the world. Odisha accounts for about 98% of the total proved chromite (chromium ore) reserves of the country, of which about 97% occur in the Sukinda Valley. Source of pollution in Sukinda Chromite mines and processing. Untreated water is discharged by the mines into the river. This area is also flood-prone, resulting in further contamination of the waterways.
4. Kanpur, India
Kanpur, is a metropolis in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. The greater metropolis is divided into two districts: the urban district of Kanpur Nagar and the rural district of Kanpur Dehat. The city is famous for its leather and textile industries. Among the major causes of air pollution in Kanpur are industrial sector, vehicles, road dust and domestic cooking. The industrial sector is the biggest cause of air pollution in Kanpur.
5. Linfen, China
Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. Mining, cooking, smelting and other heavy industries which developed around the city have led to catastrophic environmental damage. The city has ranked at the bottom of the World Bank's air quality rankings.
6. Tianying, China
Type of Pollutants in Tianying China Lead and other heavy metals. Tianying is a town under the administration of Jieshou, which is in turn administered by the prefecture-level city of Fuyang, in northwestern Anhui Province, China. The town has 26,095 inhabitants according to the 2001 census. Nearly half of China's lead production is located in Tianying and the surrounding area.
7. Kabwe, Zambia
The world’s toxic town Kabwe the terrible legacy of Zambia’s lead mines. Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province with a population estimated at 202,914 at the 2010 census. Named Broken Hill until 1966, it was founded when lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. The mine has operated for 88 years continuously and produced 1.8Mt of zinc, 800,000t of lead, 7,816t of vanadium oxide (V2O), 80,000kg of silver (Ag) and 235,000kg of cadmium.
8. Varanasi, India
Varanasi is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh dating to the 11th century B.C. Regarded as the spiritual capital of India, the city draws Hindu pilgrims who bathe in the Ganges River’s sacred waters and perform funeral rites. Along the city's winding streets are some 2,000 temples. The dust from construction works in Varanasi was the major cause of pollution. The report explains that poor mobility is one of the major causes of pollution triggered by traffic congestion due to encroachment, lack of parking spaces, road width and condition, lack of pedestrian and cycling space — all responsible for the choking air pollution in the holy city.
9. Bamenda, Cameroon
Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region. The city has a population of about 2 million people and is located 366 kilometres north-west of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé. In Cameroon approximately 7,000 deaths each year are associated to air pollution.
10. Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda's capital, has the second worst air in Africa. Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city is famed for world class night life not found anywhere else in East Africa.
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