Baghpat records highest AQI at 346 in NCR bulletin; five Haryana towns report poor air quality

Panchkula, Nov. 1 -- Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest Air Quality Index (AQI) of 346 among 33 locations covered by the NCR air quality bulletin on Sunday, while five towns in Haryana reported pollution levels in the 'poor' category.

According to the November 1 bulletin issued at 4 p.m., Baghpat was the only location in the 'very poor' category. The Delhi entry, listed under Outer North, recorded an AQI of 261, classified as 'poor'.

In Haryana, Jind recorded the highest AQI at 247, followed by Kurukshetra at 244, Ballabhgarh at 233, Bahadurgarh at 231 and Panipat at 224. All five locations were placed in the 'poor' category.

However, air quality varied considerably across the state, with Palwal recording the lowest AQI at 41 ...