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Are dust storms worsening Mumbai's air pollution levels?
Updated On: 09 February, 2022 01:05 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Since Sunday, Mumbai's AQI has hovered above 300 ('very poor' as per meteorological classification in India) with even Tuesday morning recording 320, the Ministry of Earth Science's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR) forecast and advisory said

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For three days in a row, Mumbai has been witnessing very high pollution levels - with Air Quality Index readings mostly above 300, almost matching Delhi's - with some places recording an AQI of even 400 plus.
And if the experts are to be believed, the two back-to-back dust storms induced worst air quality may continue to be so for two more days. That is, if Mumbai and western coast are not hit by a third.
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