Delhi-NCR is in the midst of a health emergency. With air quality in areas breaching levels that are beyond hazardous, it’s time to be aware, to know what you are breathing and how your lungs are getting clogged.
Zoom into the map provided by World Air Quality Index Project and locate your area and see the PM 2.5 fine particulate matter levels. An AQI level of above 300 is considered severe. In Delhi, currently, most areas have AQI levels above 400. Please keep in mind though that an AQI monitor was never made to read levels beyond 999. Levels in some parts of the city hit 1500 today.
Now that you know what are the PM 2.5 levels in your area, calculate how many minutes of your life is it taking away.
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