Hyderabad air placed worst in south India

Hyderabad | Monday | 18th February, 2019

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Nationally, Hyderabad’s air quality was worse than 34 other cities on the list.With AQI value of 105, Hyderabad came under the ‘moderate’ category of air quality. “Traffic congestion is known to be the major cause of air pollution. We will soon launch 40 environment friendly buses to address the increasing air pollution problem in the city of Hyderabad,” said M Ravinder, executive director of TSRTC. HYDERABAD: Breathing keeps on getting difficult in the city as Hyderabad records concentration of particulate matter count that is higher than the maximum level prescribed by government agencies. According to TSRTC, the buses have already completed trial runs, undergone all safety tests and are ready to be deployed.“The trial runs were conducted successfully..