Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, had the most polluted air in the world on Tuesday afternoon with a quality index of 290.
The IQAir portal, which monitors the air pollution index in the world, published an updated list of cities in the afternoon, where Sarajevo ranked first with air in the “very unhealthy” category for health.
Lahore, the capital of Pakistan, followed with an air quality index of 281, and similar indices are also found in Delhi and Kolkata in India and Hanoi in Vietnam.
Of the cities in the region, Skopje is in sixth place with an index of 186, and Pristina is 27th with an index of 108. Belgrade with an index of 97 and Ljubljana with an index of 81 occupy 30th and 40th places, respectively.
The problem of air pollution in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is growing year by year. Experts warn of the need for urgent action to avoid the catastrophe of the “Great Smog” and preserve the breath of wind that means life.
An average of 3,300 people die at an early age from the consequences of air pollution in BiH each year, according to World Bank data.
Preserving ventilation corridors, switching to cleaner energy sources and reducing traffic congestion are imperative for solving air pollution.
The Government of the Sarajevo Canton, at the proposal of the Ministry of Communal Economy, Infrastructure, Physical Planning, Construction and Environmental Protection, recently adopted a revised Plan of Intervention Measures in Cases of Excessive Air Pollution. They state that the purpose is to define procedures, responsible entities and measures aimed at the largest sources of pollution – primarily the heating and transport sectors, with industry in third place.
The plan will be applied during episodes marked as “Warning” and “Alert”.
