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KOLKATA: For 72 hours now, Kolkata’s air quality index (AQI) has been worse than Delhi’s, making it the most polluted metro in the country. With the vehicle count in Kolkata barely a fourth of Delhi, the index may seem baffling. CTC, a state-owned transport operator in Kolkata, was the first PSU in the country to adopt bio-diesel experiment for its bus fleet. The administration should immediately act against ill-maintained vehicles and citizens should do their bit to keep the pollution levels at check. But for reasons unknown, it stopped using the greener fuel.The non-availability of cleaner fuel in Kolkata is another reason why the city has turned from bad to worse..