Air quality in Tashkent has reached the “red,” or unhealthy, level. As of 9 a.m. today on Oct. 19, a monitoring station in the capital recorded an AQI of 153.
With this reading, Tashkent ranks 13th among the world’s most polluted major cities. Air quality has also deteriorated markedly in Samarkand, where the AQI stands at 105, a level considered harmful for people with respiratory conditions, children and the elderly.
The concentration of PM2.5 fine particulate matter in the air is 11.6 times higher than the annual guideline recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), the data show.
