Resource detail

The National Capital has been ranked last among 14 cities of India on the basis of vehicular emissions in a survey. The ranking was done on the basis of a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) a Delhi-based research organisation to assess transport-related emissions from urban commuting. The study found that the major factors behind the abysmal ranking of Delhi include high volume of vehicles and relatively higher population than other cities. Delhi’s population in 2017 was 1.25 times that of Mumbai, 2.5 times that of Bengaluru, 1.8 times that of Kolkata, 2.9 times that of Hyderabad and 2.6 times that of Chennai.