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  • Dubai makes a hatrick; named cleanest city in the world

    Dubai makes a hatrick; named cleanest city in the world

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    Abu Dhabi: Dubai has been named as the cleanest city in the world for the third time in a row in the Global Power City Index (GPCI).

    Dubai also earned its reputation as the world’s safest and most beautiful city according to the GPCI released by Mori Memorial Foundation of Japan.

    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai took to Twitter to shared the news with his more than 11 million followers.

    In the tweet, Sheikh Mohammed wrote, “Dubai is the cleanest city in the world according to the Global Power City Index issued by Mori Memorial Foundation in Japan for the past 3 years. Cleanliness is a cornerstone of civilization and culture, and it stems from faith. Proud that Dubai is not only the cleanest, but also the safest and most beautiful city in the world. Let’s work together to keep it safe, stable, and prosperous.”

    The GPCI, published by Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies, evaluates major cities worldwide based on their “magnetism”, and their overall ability to attract people, businesses, and capital from around the world.

    The GPCI evaluates cities based on six main categories: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment and accessibility.

    Each category is further divided into subcategories, and cities are evaluated based on a set of indicators that measure their performance in each category.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Air quality worsening in India’s cleanest city Indore, say experts

    Air quality worsening in India’s cleanest city Indore, say experts

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    Indore: Indore may have earned the prestigious tag of being the cleanest city India, but its air quality is worsening due to rapid development in the transport, construction and industrial sectors, said experts on Wednesday stressing the need for intensifying efforts to control the situation.

    As per the data shared by the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality of Indore on Wednesday was “moderate”, which can cause breathing discomfort to people with lungs, asthma and heart diseases.

    Indore has been selected by Clean Air Catalyst, a global alliance working to improve air quality, apart from Jakarta (Indonesia) and Nairobi (Kenya) for one of its projects.

    As part of the project, three air pollution monitoring stations have been set up in Indore to record data on pollutants like fine particulate matter or PM2.5, carbon monoxide and black carbon, an official of the Clean Air Catalyst said.

    “Indore is not among the most polluted cities in the world, but it is not even one of the cleanest cities in the world in terms of air quality,” Hisham Mundol, chief advisor in India for the Environmental Defense Fund associated with the Clean Air Catalyst, told PTI.

    He said that the air quality in Indore is being affected due to the rapid activities taking place in the transport, construction and industrial sectors.

    Mundol said that under the ‘Clean Air Catalyst’ project, the data on air pollution in the city will be studied for the next two years and after that appropriate solutions will be provided to the local administration.

    According to Dr Dilip Vaghela, an environmental expert associated with the Clean Air Catalyst and a former officer of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board, the challenges of air pollution in Indore are increasing continuously.

    “In Indore, the amount of pollutants like PM10 and PM 2.5 increases a lot, especially during the winter season and lack of wind,” he said.

    Vaghela said that most of the roads in densely populated Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, are not very wide, while the density of vehicles on them is very high.

    “The population of the city is between 38 to 40 lakh, while the number of vehicles is estimated to be between 18 to 20 lakh, which means, there is a vehicle for every two people in the city. This ratio is probably the highest in the whole country,” he said.

    “Efforts need to be intensified to improve the air quality to prevent the situation in the city from deteriorating,” he said.

    Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said the traffic and air quality problems in the city were like a “spot on the beautiful moon”.

    “We have taken up the task of solving both these problems in a major way with the help of the Clean Air Catalyst,” he added.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )