The Meteorological Agency of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has launched an air quality website, https://airquality.meteo.tj, where citizens can find detailed information on the current state of air quality in the country in Tajik, Russian, and English.
Currently, automatic air quality monitoring devices have been installed in nine regions of the country, including six in Dushanbe at the S. Ayni Cultural and Recreational Park, Rudaki Avenue, the S. Umarov Institute of Physics and Technology of the National Academy of Sciences, the International Presidential School, and villages 65 and 103, as well as three in the cities of Kulob, Vahdat, and Hisor.
The online portal https://airquality.meteo.tj contains a map of equipment locations, air quality data in the form of graphs showing particles 10 microns in size (Pm-10) and 2.5 microns in size (Pm2.5) to determine the air quality index, as well as recommendations and information.
The website provides citizens with the following information:
It should be noted that an average air quality index (AQI) was determined using data from nine regions of the country, and the map displays a universal indicator based on actual air quality conditions. This portal is the only source where the accuracy of air quality assessments in the Republic of Tajikistan is determined using global models.
