Dimapur, Sept. 9 -- In a shocking revelation, Yanathung Kithan, scientist 'B' and nodal officer, Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB), said Dimapur has been categorised as a non-attainment town by the Central Pollution Control Board, with its pollution level rising by 35 per cent between 2020 and 2024.
Delivering the keynote address at a talk show hosted by the NPCB at Dimapur town hall today to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, Kithan highlighted the urgent need to tackle air pollution, describing it as fundamental, invisible, yet essential to life.
Citing the World Health Organisation, he said 99 per cent of the world's population breathes unsafe air, while the Air Quality Life Index Report 2023 estimated that a...