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

Panchkula, Nov 1 (UNI) 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 among all 33 locations listed in the bulletin. Karnal registered 53 and Faridabad 94, both in the 'satisfactory' category.
Gurugram recorded an AQI of 183, followed by Manesar at 166, Sonipat at 161, Charkhi Dadri and Dharuhera at 152 each, Rohtak at 127, Mandikhera in Nuh district at 124, Narnaul at 115, and Bhiwani at 108. These nine locations remained in the 'moderate' category.
In Uttar Pradesh, Hapur recorded an AQI of 273, Meerut 258, Khurja 257, Noida 248, Bulandshahr 235, Khora 231, Greater Noida 228, Ghaziabad 227, Modinagar 216 and Muzaffarnagar 209. All were classified as 'poor'.
Baraut, also in Baghpat district, recorded a comparatively lower AQI of 187, placing it in the 'moderate' category.
In Rajasthan, Bhiwadi registered an AQI of 181, followed by Alwar at 114 and Bharatpur at 113. All three locations reported moderate air quality.
Of the 33 locations covered, 16 were in the 'poor' category, one in 'very poor', 13 in 'moderate', two in 'satisfactory' and one in 'good'.
PM2.5 emerged as the prominent pollutant in several affected locations, including Baghpat, Delhi's listed location, Jind, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Gurugram and Sonipat. PM10 was identified as the prominent pollutant in Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Bhiwani and Rohtak.
The health advisory accompanying the bulletin warned that prolonged exposure to 'poor' air quality could cause breathing discomfort for most people, while prolonged exposure to 'very poor' air quality could lead to respiratory illness.
The bulletin is based on average AQI readings over the preceding 24 hours and uses averaged values for cities with multiple monitoring locations.
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