LUCKNOW, Nov. 7 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress president Aradhana Mishra on Friday raised concerns over deteriorating air quality across the state, saying six of the country's 10 most polluted cities were in UP, according to November 5 data from an independent research organisation. "The BJP government has turned the state's air toxic. Six of the ten most polluted cities in the country are in Uttar Pradesh, including Baraut (Baghpat), Khoda (Ghaziabad), Gajraula (Amroha), Ghaziabad, Noida (Gautam Buddha Nagar) and Meerut. The top three positions are also occupied by cities in Uttar Pradesh," she said. "Under the patronage of the BJP government, healthcare services in Uttar Pradesh are the worst in the country. Education is on the verge of collapse, and corruption and crime are at their peak. And now, even the air in UP has become a threat to lives," Mishra said. She said the problem was not limited to a handful of cities. Of the 27 cities in Uttar Pradesh covered in the report, 13 recorded average October pollution levels between four and six times the WHO limit. htc...