Delhi's air quality monitoring leaves most of the city in the dark
A new report from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says Delhi's air quality tracking is missing the mark—big time.
Even though there are 39 official monitoring stations, about three-fourths of the city, especially in the southwest and northwest, isn't covered.
That means millions don't really know what they're breathing every day.
Most NCR cities barely track their own air
It's not just Delhi—29 other cities around the National Capital Region are in a similar spot.
In fact, 21 of them have only one station each, which experts say isn't nearly enough to get a real picture of pollution levels or manage risks properly.
CSE's Anumita Roychowdhury suggests mixing satellite and sensor data with regular monitoring for better results, and six new stations have been proposed to help fill these gaps.