Dhaka's air quality again 'unhealthy'

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 130 at 9:00 am on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.

Today (Tuesday)'s air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality index.

When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered 'moderate', usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered 'unhealthy for sensitive groups', between 150 and 200 is 'unhealthy', between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents.

Nepal's Kathmandu, China's Beijing and Thailand's Chiang Mai occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 181, 163 and 162, respectively.

The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.