‘Green’ Bengaluru’s air quality on par with Netherlands: Dutch PM Dick Schoof

Calling Bengaluru “green” and that it was the one thing that stood out to him the most, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, said he was struck by the city’s tree cover and “air quality” during his visit on Friday (February 20, 2026).

Mr. Schoof added that he had gone for a morning run, and the air quality surprised him. “The air quality was reasonably good, certainly better than Delhi,” he said, noting that when compared with air quality levels in the Netherlands, it was “roughly the same.”