THE MOST POLLUTED CITIES IN THE WORLD

Pollution is a big problem in many cities around the world. It has been a serious threat to environmentalist in all developed countries. Efforts are being made to overcome the growing pollution in the world but for some cities it is too much, and those are the ones where it hits the hardest. So if you are a neat freak avoid these ten cities. Let's take a look at ten of these cities.

1. Baghdad is the most troubled and vulnerable city of the world due to ongoing war. Frequent bomb blasts and destruction have raised the level of pollution in the city. Also because of poor water quality there have appeared many water-borne diseases in the city.

     2. Brunei suffers a problem of stagnated water since the land surface is flat and swampy. Furthermore, solid waste management has yet arrived at an acceptable level. Mostly garbage is thrown into the river.

3.  Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh located in southern Asia, between   Burma and India. The capital is battling with the constant threats of water pollution. Surface water is often thick with disease and pollutants from the use of commercial pesticides.

     4.  Karachi is the metropolitan city and business hub of Pakistan: On one side the image of Karachi is being projected as major and industrial city of Pakistan but on the other hand pollution-related diseases in Karachi are on the rise due to intolerable levels of air and noise pollution in the city.

     5. Lagos is the commercial capital and largest city in Nigeria. The hovering smoke over the city blurs the skyline of the central business area of Nigeria’s commercial capital. The city of 12 million residents and one of the biggest cities in Africa is facing a huge air pollution problem.

      6. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico has gone from among the world cleanest to among the dirtiest in the span of a generation. The average visibility of some 100 km in 1940s is down to about 1.5 km. Snow-capped volcanoes that were once parts of the landscape are now visible only rarely and levels of almost any pollutant like nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is regularly breaking international standards by two to three times.

7. Despite claims that Moscow is the most important and capital city of Russia and where people pay an average $3,000 a month for a three bedroom apartment does not even have clean running water, Moscow also has a huge level of air pollution which is resulting in daily strain on lung health. Cholera is on the rise in some of parts of Moscow due to filthy areas where there is no adequate arrangement to dispose of garbage.

8. Maputo is the capital and the largest city of Mozambique located on the bank of Indian Ocean. It is suffering from lack of sanitation processes, specifically the lack of a solid waste removal system as well as sewage treatment has created difficulties for people over there. Huge garbage dumps and piles of garbage seem scattered in the streets, and the sewage in the river can be seen.

     9. Mumbai is one of the most populated cities of the world so you can see piles of garbage in various streets of the city. It is also considered to be one of the busiest and crowded cities of the world. There are places in the city where you would perhaps not want to go due to stink that comes from filthy garbage scattered over there. The pollution in these areas is massive and is spoiling the beauty of the city on daily basis.

      10. New Delhi, garbage and sewage is creating water-borne diseases contributing to extremely high rates of infant morbidity in this city.

  

  ‘Alhamdulillah.... Malaysia is out of it. Malaysians are more environmentally friendly and conscious people. I am sure many of you agree to that ’.

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