Most Polluted Cities in Major Cities, For the past few weeks, the northern states of the Indo-Gangetic Plain have struggled with pollution, with toxic haze enveloping the cities and “severe” air quality being recorded. The nation’s capital, Delhi; the financial hub, Mumbai; Agra; and numerous more cities are among the contaminated cities.
Punjab sighed easily on Saturday as one of its cities, Khanna, made it into the list of the ten cities in the nation with the cleanest air. The state’s field fires were to blame for the concerning increase in air pollution levels in Delhi in October and November.
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The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reports that Khanna’s air quality index (AQI) was 44, indicating that it is in “good” condition. Ludhiana ranked eighth out of 243 cities in the nation where the AQI is determined. The only other city from north India in the top 10 was Srinagar (AQI of 40), trailed by Thiruvananthapuram (AQI of 24).
Most cities in Punjab and Haryana, meanwhile, reported “satisfactory” and “moderate” AQI readings. On the eve of Diwali, the air quality in Delhi recorded an AQI of 220, meaning “poor.” Despite this, the people there continue to breathe terrible air.
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The majority of cities in Punjab and Haryana, meanwhile, reported “moderate” and “satisfactory” AQI readings. On the eve of Diwali, the AQI of 220, or “poor” air quality, indicates that Delhi residents are still breathing in poor-quality air.
As far as AQI goes in Haryana, Hisar scored 66, the cleanest, followed by Fatehabad (68), Sirsa (70), Jind (73), Rohtak (74), Kaithal (86), Sonipat (87), Karnal (98), and Charkhi Dadri (94), all of which were within the “satisfactory” range. Kurukshetra (101), Bahadurgarh (123), Panipat (130), Yamuna Nagar (135), Panchkula (139), Faridabad (167), and Gurugram (199), on the other hand, had “moderate” AQI counts.
Region of Union The combined capital of Punjab and Haryana is Chandigarh, with an AQI of 110. An AQI of 0–50 is regarded as “good,” 51–100 as “satisfactory,” 101–200 as “moderate,” 201–300 as “poor,” 301–400 as “very poor,” and 401–500 as “severe.”
For the past few weeks, major cities in the northern states of the Indo-Gangetic Plain have been struggling with pollution, with toxic haze engulfing the cities and “severe” air quality being reported. Among the polluted cities are Delhi, the capital of the country; Mumbai, the financial center; Agra; and many more places.
Data from 242 cities collected on November 20 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed that 2 cities had “severe” air quality, 18 had “very poor” air quality, 53 had “poor” air quality, 83 had “moderate” air quality, and only 83 of the 242 cities had “satisfactory” to “good” air quality.
Two cities had “severe” air quality, eighteen had “very poor” air quality, fifty-three had “poor” air quality, eighty-three had “moderate” air quality, and only eighty-three of the 242 cities had “satisfactory” to “good” air quality, according to data gathered on November 20 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Data collected on November 20 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed that two cities had “severe” air quality, eighteen had “very poor” air quality, fifty-three had “poor” air quality, eighty-three had “moderate” air quality, and only eighty-three of the 242 cities had “satisfactory” to “good” air quality.
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Data gathered on November 20 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed that only eighty-three of the 242 cities had “satisfactory” to “good” air quality, while two had “severe,” eighteen had “very poor,” fifty-three had “poor,” and eighty-three had “moderate” air quality.
In addition, the following cities have extremely poor air quality: Sirsa in Haryana, whose AQI was 348; Arrah in Bihar, whose AQI was 348; Fatehabad in Haryana, whose AQI was 342; Noida in Uttar Pradesh, whose AQI was 340; Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, whose AQI was 340; Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, whose AQI was 339; Faridabad in Haryana, whose AQI stood at 337; Sonipat in Haryana, whose AQI was 332, Kota in Rajasthan, whose AQI was 330; Bhagpat in Uttar Pradesh, with an AQI of 329; and Rohtak in Haryana, whose AQI was 321.