Haryana’s Bahadurgarh town near Delhi on Sunday recorded the worst Air Quality Index (AQI) in the country at 439, placing it in the ‘severe’ category.

According to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at 4 pm on Sunday for the past 24 hours, only two other towns—Ghaziabad (419) and Greater Noida (419)—were placed in the ‘severe’ category, but both registered lower AQI levels than Bahadurgarh. Delhi ’s AQI stood at 386, falling into the ‘very poor’ category.

Earlier this month, Bahadurgarh had also been categorised as ‘severe’ on November 13, November 11 and November 9, when its AQI was recorded at 466, 421 and 436 respectively.

With this, even after nearly a month since Diwali, several cities and towns in Haryana continue to grapple with poor air quality. Amid t

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