“Chennai hits rock bottom in National Air Quality Rankings; Trichy only South Indian City in Top 10”, The Commune Mag, September 12, 2025:
“Chennai has been ranked at the bottom among million-plus cities in the Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2025, the annual air quality management ranking released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on Tuesday.
The city finished 41st out of 41 large cities with a score of 115.3, far behind the top-ranked Indore, which secured a perfect score of 200. Other cities such as Jabalpur, Agra, and Surat also featured in the top three, earning the title of ‘National Clean Air City’.
The survey, part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), assessed 130 cities across categories based on population. Cities were evaluated on parameters such as road dust management, vehicular and industrial emissions control, construction dust, solid waste burning, and public awareness campaigns.
While Chennai performed poorly, Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchy secured the 9th rank in the million-plus category with a score of 186, becoming the only South Bharatiya city in the top 10. Madurai fared little better than Chennai, ranking 40th with a score of 116.1. In the smaller cities category, Thoothukudi was placed 36th out of 40 with 125.6 points…….”
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