New Delhi. Along with cold, pollution is also increasing in Delhi-NCR. Delhi on Friday became the most polluted city in the world, leaving behind Pakistan's Lahore. According to Swiss organization IQAir, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 334, which falls in the dangerous category. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded Delhi's AQI at 403. AQI has been recorded at 478 around Delhi University and 455 in ITO area.
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Here, snowfall continues in Jammu-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Due to its effect, the minimum night temperature has dropped in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and fog has started appearing in the morning. There is a yellow alert of storm and rain in Rajasthan for the next 2 days. There is a possibility of rain in 7 districts of Uttarakhand today.
Air is very bad in 18 cities of the country, 9 in Haryana
The average air quality index (AQI) was recorded between 301 and 400 in 18 cities of the country. These include 9 from Haryana, 5 from Uttar Pradesh, 1 each from Rajasthan, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and the national capital Delhi. Panchgaon of Gurugram remained the most polluted. At the same time, in 50 cities the AQI remained in the 'poor' category between 201 and 300. The lowest AQI in Panchkula was 79. In Delhi-NCR, there is a layer of pollution about 1000 meters from the ground to the sky. The air quality in 23 cities in Haryana remained 'very poor' or 'poor'.