Air pollution peaks during the holidays

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Two major sources of air pollution in Dhaka are polluted air from vehicles and factories. Today is Friday, the first day of the weekend, and naturally there is very little traffic on the roads. Many factories are also closed. Still, Dhaka is at the top among 123 cities in the world in terms of air pollution. Dhaka’s air quality is 177 at IQAir today around 11 o’clock. This quality of air is called unhealthy.

This situation of air pollution has been highlighted by IQAir, a Switzerland-based company. The organization regularly highlights the state of air pollution. This live or instant indicator of air quality informs and alerts people about how clean or polluted the air is in a particular city. IQAir has given several suggestions to avoid this air pollution today.

Today, air quality in some areas of the city is relatively poor. Among them, Baridhara Park Road is at the top in air pollution. The air quality in this area is 179. Then in the pollution list are Becharam Deuri (171), Abdullah Bagh (168) in North Badda, Beige Age Water in Gulshan (167), Gulshan Lake Park (156) and Dhanmondi (151).

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Generally, the air quality of Dhaka starts to improve from the month of April onwards. If it rains during this time, the air quality will improve quickly. April passed and May came, then it rained so much for days. It rained in the city on Wednesday as well. But air quality isn’t improving that much.

According to IQAir’s advice, with the air quality in Dhaka today, you must wear a mask if you go out. It is advised not to exercise outside the house. And the windows of the house should be kept closed as much as possible.