With Air Quality Index (AQI) in the ‘very poor’ category, three cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Delhi topped the list of most polluted air in the country, according to the AQI bulletin released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 4 pm, Thursday.

While Delhi recorded an AQI of 311, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri and Jind were at 348, 337 and 324, respectively.

Even as Punjab Thursday saw 351 farm fires, taking the total count to 3,284 since September 15, according to official data, the AQI is major cities of the state witnessed air in the moderate category.

According to Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data, the highest farm fire incidents were reported from Sangrur at 557, followed by Tarn Taran 537, Ferozepur 325, Amritsar 279, Bathinda 228, Patiala 189, and

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