Gurugram AQI hits 345, Delhi at 344 as Bahadurgarh touches 400 amid NCR pollution crisis

Panchkula, Nov 9 (UNI) Air quality in Gurugram deteriorated to the 'very poor' category on Monday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 345, marginally higher than Delhi's 344, while Haryana's Bahadurgarh recorded a reading of 400, just one point below the 'severe' threshold, according to the latest official pollution bulletin. The National Capital Region continued to grapple with widespread air pollution a day after Diwali, with 18 of the 33 monitored cities and towns across Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan reporting 'very poor' air quality. The November 9 bulletin, issued at 4 p.m., showed that nine locations in…