Kathmandu most polluted city of Asia: Report
A recent report has revealed that Kathmandu is the most polluted city among 20 cities of Asia.
A study report prepared by a team led by Cornie Huizenga with the assistance of Asian Development Bank showed that Kathmandu is in the top of the list of sensitive cities from the air pollution point of view.
The study was released as Asian environment ministers held the first governmental meeting on Asian urban air quality this week in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
“There is high possibility of human loss due to the diseases caused from pollution,” the report warned.
WHO scientists estimate 537,000 people in Southeast Asia and the Pacific die prematurely each year due to air pollution.
The level of PM10 in the air of Kathmandu is 120 microgram per square meter. As per the standard of the World Health Organization, the level of PM10 should be 20 microgram per square meter.
The level of PM10 is higher than the official standard in most of the places of Kathmandu valley.
The Indian capital Delhi and Indonesian capital Jakarta also fall in the list of sensitive cities from the pollution point of view.
The report was prepared based on research at major cities of Asia.
The report studied 22 Asian cities and one of its key findings is that the concentration of the fine particulate matter PM10 is �serious� in Beijing, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kathmandu, Kolkata, New Delhi, and Shanghai.
“Asia�s growth in population, urbanization, motorization and energy consumption remain key challenges to efforts to counter air pollution,” the report adds.
The Kantipur Daily quoted Suman Sharma of Ministry of Environment as criticizing the report as it failed to mention the official source of information and was prepared without direct involvement of any organization.
However, environmentalist Bhusan Tuladhar said that there is a need of immediately improving the pollution level of Kathmandu
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Deelip From 
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Yeah, I already knew that even before the any study or research.
I hate kathmandu damn, but I have no other option.
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hem From 
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But you know Deelip , i dont agree with this data. Seriously i have seen lots of cities which I think go beyond Ktm’s pollution level. Just that kathmandu is a valley It may be the only reason which makes it most polluted. cos the pollution cant go easily out of the valley ( my guess )
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Godofredo Arauzo From 
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POLLUTION TO THE OROYA CITY
The years 2006 and 2007 the Blacksmith Institute have accomplished a research about the cities more contaminated to the world and arrived to the conclusion that the Oroya City was between the 10 cities more polluted of the world: Blacksmith Institute have be benevolent; according to my researchs to many years that I am publishing, the Oroya is the more polluted to Peru, Latin America and of the world and every day is being more polluted: lead in blood in children in the Ancient Oroya in average 53.7 ug/dl ( DIGESA 1999); pregnancies women 39.49 ig/dl ( UNES 2000), new borns children 19.06 ug/dl, puerperal 319 ug/100 grams/placenta ( Castro 2003) and workers 50 ig/dl ( Doe Run 2003). Top lead in blood accepted 10 ug/dl; present day is 0 ug/dl ( Pediatric of Academy to USA)
When the Oroya city was in hands to the CentroMin eliminated only by the upper chimney to 167.500 meters, in average by day in tons: sulfur dioxide 1000, lead 2500, arsenic 2500, cadmium, particulate matter 50 and so on, more 24,000 to toxis gas product to the incomplete combustion of the coal, without count it is eliminated by industrial incinerator y by the 97 smalls chimneys, it is estimated 15,000 (PAMA . El Complejo Metalúrgico de la Oroya, 1996); they add 45,000 tons by day,
Doe Run envoy every three months the concentrations of the heavy metals to the Ministry to the Energy and Mines and with the sames datums Ceverstav have demostrated the pollution was increased; for example the sulfur dioxide it have increased in near to 300 %, by increment to the production (Cederstav. La Oroya no Espera 2002)
The American Assotiation to the Environment say that the environmental quality to the Oroya it is serius deteriorated since that Doe Run was owner and the same enterprise
declared that the concentrations of the heavy metals gas it is ncreased in the air: lead 1160 %, cadmium 1990 % and arsenic 6006 % (Portugal, et al. Los Humos de Doe Run 2003)