Gurugram, Feb. 27 -- Gurugram is on track to record its worst February air quality in five years, with the average air quality index (AQI) for the first 26 days of the month rising to 255 - the highest since 2021, when the average AQI during the first 26 days of February was 277.

Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)'s Sameer app showed that the city's air remained in the "poor" category on 22 of the 26 days this month, marking the most prolonged post-winter pollution spell in five years.

By comparison, the average AQI for the first 26 days of February stood at 196 in 2025; 205 in 2024; 227 in 2023; and, at 221 in 2022. Only 2021 recorded a worse post-winter pollution spell, with the average AQI touching 277 during the sa...