Five Haryana locations among India's 10 most polluted; Delhi ranks ninth as UP's Muzaffarnagar tops AQI chart

Panchkula, Nov 15 (UNI) Five locations in Haryana figured among the country's 10 most polluted places on Sunday, while Delhi ranked ninth with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 290, as air pollution continued to affect large parts of northern India, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CPCB's 4 p.m. bulletin, based on the preceding 24 hours, showed that Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest AQI of 338 among 284 reporting locations, followed by Bileipada in Odisha at 328, Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh at 323 and Gajraula at 319. All four were in the 'very poor'…