KATHMANDU: Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu, finds itself once more holding the unenviable title of the second most polluted city globally in terms of air quality. The latest data from the ‘Air Quality Index’ reveals an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 163, painting a grim picture of the air residents are breathing. Just last Thursday, […]
KATHMANDU, Jan. 5: The air quality has degraded across the country including the Kathmandu Valley lately.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the lack of winter rainfall has led to the high level of air pollution in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Tulsipur in Dan
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The Kathmandu Valley, where Nepal’s federal capital is situated, reported continued deterioration of the air quality in the last few days.
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The Kathmandu Valley on Sunday reported deterioration in the air quality index (AQI) as the fine particulate matters (Pm 2.5) reading docked at 128.61 μg/m³ in the morning between 9 and 10.
inter inversion, vehicular emission, wildfires, and cross-border industrial pollution have combined to give Kathmandu Valley the worst air quality among cities in the world this week, adding to the risk of respiratory complications for Covid-19 patients. On Monday night, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in parts of Kathmandu crossed 500, according to measurements at the US […]