Maharashtra rural air pollution rises 4.1% as urban PM2.5 levels fall 5.5% between 2014 and 2023, study flags gaps in clean-air strategy | Mumbai News
Maharashtra is experiencing an increase in rural air pollution despite improvements in urban air quality (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s rural air is getting more polluted even as urban air quality improves, highlighting a gap in India’s city-centric clean-air strategy.Rural PM2.5 concentrations in the state rose 4.1% between 2014 and 2023, while…