Panchkula, Oct. 23 -- Delhi recorded "poor" air quality with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 230 on Friday, joining 13 other cities and towns across the National Capital Region in the same category, while Manesar registered the bulletin's highest reading at 289.
The national capital's AQI was higher than those of neighbouring Gurugram at 215 and Noida at 205. Greater Noida, however, recorded a substantially higher reading of 284, second only to Manesar among the 24 locations listed.
The bulletin covers air quality averaged over the preceding 24 hours up to 4 pm on October 23. Fourteen locations were classified as "poor", nine as "moderate" and only one-Palwal, at 82-as "satisfactory". None recorded "good" air quality.
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