World Air Quality: the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, has become the city with the dirtiest air 
The capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, has become the city with the dirtiest air. This is evidenced by the data of the World Air Quality project, published on the website.
The concentration of fine particles PM2.5 in the air of Bishkek as of November 8 was 294 micrograms per cubic meter – this figure is 10 times higher than the world norm. The capital of Kyrgyzstan moved up in the ranking the Indian city of Delhi, which dropped to second place. The concentration of fine particles in Delhi's air was 261 micrograms per cubic meter. The third place was taken by the city of Lahore in Pakistan. The top five also included Indian Kolkata and Mumbai. Moscow was ranked 42nd – the concentration of fine particles in the air was 55 micrograms per cubic meter.
According to the standards of the World Health Organization, the average daily concentration of PM2.5 should not exceed 25 micrograms per cubic meter. Kyrgyz legislation allows a concentration of 35 micrograms per cubic meter. In early January 2021, Bishkek was already called the city with the most polluted air. Then the concentration of fine particles was 547 micrograms per cubic meter.
Earlier in September, the Ministry of Natural Resources named the cities of Russia with the dirtiest air. The list includes six cities in the Irkutsk region and three cities in the Krasnodar region. Norilsk became the city with the dirtiest air.