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Kathmandu 7th most polluted city in the world

by Ashtha Lamsal | 07-02-2017 23:43 recommendations 0

Kathmandu has been ranked as the seventh most polluted city in the world.

According to the Pollution Index Rate 2017 published in Numbeo.com, a user-generated cost-of-living statistics website, Kathmandu is ranked seventh with 95.73 pollution index.

In the list, Kabul of Afghanistan is placed at the top with the index 103.92 followed by Accra of Ghana with 102.61.

These rankings are based on the surveys from the visitors of the website in the past three years. The pollution index is an estimation of the overall pollution in the city as the biggest weight is given to air and water pollution.

source:http://www.setopati.net/society/20274/

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5 Comments

  • Ashtha Lamsal says :
    a burning issue for developing countries like us. hope government takes necessary actions soon
    Posted 14-02-2017 21:49

  • prakriti neupane says :
    This is such a sad news for us.
    Posted 12-02-2017 03:33

  • Prayash Pathak (Chalise) says :
    Yes a maor problem of developingNepal is pollution and waste management.
    Posted 11-02-2017 12:55

  • Ashtha Lamsal says :
    yeah Grace! kathmandu is in pitiful condition.
    Posted 08-02-2017 17:10

  • says :
    Oh! it feels awful to hear the news. We must act to mitigate this serious issue.
    Posted 08-02-2017 16:53

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