Vadodara
is an Indian city in the state of Gujarat and was also known as Baroda. In 2011
it had a population of almost 2 million, making it the 20th most
populous city in India. Towards the end of 2020, the air quality index (US AQI)
measured 147 which classifies the air quality as “Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups” according to recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The main pollutant is the fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The recorded
concentration for this was 54.2 µg/m³. These figures are based on IQAir’s AQI
modelling system using satellite data as there are no ground-level monitoring
stations as yet.