Chandigarh, Oct. 15 -- Air quality deteriorated into the 'poor' category in two towns of the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday, while 27 other monitored locations, including Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad and several Haryana towns, recorded 'moderate' pollution levels, according to the latest NCR Air Quality Index (AQI) bulletin.
The bulletin, issued at 4 pm and based on average air quality over the preceding 24 hours, showed that Baraut in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest AQI of 232, followed by neighbouring Baghpat at 219. Both towns reported PM2.5 as the prominent pollutant.
Of the 33 NCR locations covered in the bulletin, 27 fell in the moderate category, four recorded satisfactory air quality, and two were classified as poor. N...