India, Nov. 10 -- Air quality remained poor across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad on Monday, a day after Lakshmi Pooja, with several monitoring stations recording Air Quality Index (AQI) levels above 300, placing them in the 'very poor' category.

According to data on the Sameer app, managed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Pune's overall AQI stood at 293 at 5.05 pm on Monday, in the 'poor' category. This was higher than the morning reading of 265 recorded around 10 am, indicating a deterioration in air quality through the day.

In Pune, Dhankawadi recorded the highest AQI of 316 among the six active monitoring stations, followed by Hadapsar (311) and MHADA Colony (307). Panchawati-Pashan recorded 294, while Katraj Dairy and Savi...