Gurugram, Nov. 7 -- Gurugram recorded its worst start to November in three years, with the average air quality index (AQI) for the first six days reaching 293, compared with 261 last year and 283 in 2024. Pollution levels continued to climb on Friday, with the city's AQI reaching 368 in the 'very poor' category by 5pm.

Three of the city's four monitoring stations recorded readings close to the 'severe' threshold. Gwal Pahari was the most polluted at 398, followed by Teri Gram at 396 and Sector 51 at 380, while Vikas Sadan recorded 287, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app.

Gurugram recorded an average AQI of 261 during the first six days of November 2025 and 283 during the same period in 2024, against 293...