WHO said, based on the amount of particulate matter under 2.5 micrograms found in every cubic metre of air. Environment ministry officials said the WHO’s findings were embarrassing but not surprising. Frequent unhealthy levels of pollution from sources ranging from vehicles to the burning of coal and wood for cooking, dust storms, or forest fires affect most of the country. India’s hills and mountains also act as basins that trap toxic air over vast swaths of the country, sometimes making the air too dangerous to breathe.
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