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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Pratap Chakravarty

Mumbai overtakes Delhi as city with the filthiest air in India

Mumbai's skyline covered in a smoggy haze. The city's air pollution surpassed Delhi's this week. © AFP - PUNIT PARANJPE

Pollution in India’s second city Mumbai was worse this week than even the notoriously smoggy capital, Delhi, as experts warned that hazardous air pollution was likely to affect more parts of the country in future.

Air quality in Mumbai was murky on Tuesday and fell to “poor” on a national weather meter. In comparison, the pollution charts moved Delhi’s index to “moderate” the same day.

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