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Nagpur, India

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Nagpur has aligned its air quality goals with national efforts, committing to meeting some of the World Health Organization guidelines for fine particulate matter and other health-harmful pollutants.

“As Nagpur continues on our clean air journey alongside other major cities in India, we wish to showcase the impacts of actions taken to reduce air pollution and sensitize different stakeholders to the importance of good air quality to health, economy and climate action and compel them to reduce air pollution,”

Shweta Banerjee, Nagpur Municipal Corporation Executive Engineer
The Air Pollution in

Nagpur , India

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THE SAFE LEVEL PM2.5 annual exposure*

*PM 2.5 concentrations measured in micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air (µg/m3) Data: WHO Global Platform on Air Quality & Health

WHO Guideline (10)Lowest level at which premature mortality risk increases in response to long-term exposure

Interim target 1 (35)Associated with 15% higher premature mortality relative to the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m3

Interim target 2 (25)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 1 (35 µg/m3)

Interim target 3 (15)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 2 (25 µg/m3)

More about the data

Air Quality & Health Burden India

1,795,181 Annual Deaths from air pollution
Outdoor AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

National Air Quality

62

annual average PM 2.5

Household AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

Child Deaths (0-5yrs)

66891

per year

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