Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Air Pollution in Hyderabad: Geostatistical Interpolation and Trend Analysis

The rapid transformation of the world is being driven by urbanization, a major force reshapingsociety (United Nations, 2018). As more and more people move from rural areas to urban centres, societies arechanging. This dramatic population shift not only alters the demographics of societies but also triggers profoundsocietal and environmental consequences. Air pollution is one of them, and it’s a major global health crisis, silentlyharming millions of people worldwide (World Health Organization, 2021). This study aims to study the dynamicsof air pollution in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation using the AQI data.