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Toxic air tightens its grip on Delhi-NCR; Noida stays in ‘severe-plus’, NCR tops worst-AQI list

New Delhi, Dec 14(UNI) A thick blanket of smog continued to worsen the air quality in the National Capital Region on Sunday, with six cities from the region recording ‘severe’ air quality index (AQI), breaching the 400 mark. Noida fared worst in the national pollution listings with AQI readings of 466, surging from a previous day’s readings that stood at 455, both falling in the “severe plus” category.
Unlike Saturday, three other cities in the NCR region crossed the “severe plus” mark, including Bahadurgarh (463), Delhi (461), and Ghaziabad (459) on Sunday, with Bahadurgarh registering the highest surge. According to Central Pollution Control Board Data, Bahadurgarh’s air quality stood at 353 on Saturday in the ‘very poor’ category and shot by over 100 points in 24 hours, figuring in the “severe plus” category.
Greater Noida and Baghpat were among the other NCR cities shrouded in severe smog, recording AQI readings of 435 and 429, respectively.
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