Massive air pollution suffocates life in Bangalore, in Bengaluru

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Bangalore, one of the most populated metropolis in India with a population of 8.52 million has been suffocated with the enormous air pollution that struck the city. The air pollution is so enormous everything seems as they are covered in fog and smoke. Nothing is visible. The poisonous air pollution associated with the Indian capital is a country-wide epidemic, with major cities such as Bangalore recording dangerous levels of toxic particulate matter.According to a WHO report late last year, 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India — and Bangalore isn’t even one of them. That analysis was based on PM2.5 data rather than PM10. But despite the best efforts of international bodies like WHO, Indian air quality data is sparse. Source: energydesk.greenpeace.org This footage is