Which is the most plastic polluted city in India
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New Delhi: Delhi, Varanasi, Kanpur are among the 14 Indian cities to feature in the list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, in terms of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels of air pollution. According to World Health Organization’s latest report on global air pollution, Mumbai ranked fourth among global cities with high particulate matter PM 10 levels. There are 13 other Indian cities, including Varanasi, Kanpur, Patna and Muzaffarpur that feature in the list of top 20 cities with severe concentration of PM 10 particles in their air.
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New Delhi: Only 14 of India’s 35 regional pollution boards filed information on plastic waste generation in 2017-18, according to the latest report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Thus, the CPCB estimate of plastic waste generated in India in 2017-18--660,787.85 tonnes, enough to fill 66,079 trucks at 10 tonnes a truck--does not reflect the situation in more than 60% of India’s states and union territories