Air quality very poor in parts of Haryana, poor in Punjab

Haryana's air quality is very poor, with Dharuhera's AQI at 382. Punjab also faces poor air quality, with Amritsar at 253, according to CPCB data.

Air quality in parts of Haryana was recorded in the very poor category, while it was poor in neighbouring Punjab on Wednesday.

A view of the smoggy morning weather at MG Road near Iffco Chowk in Gurugram after Diwali celebrations. The places with poor AQI in Haryana included Bahadurgarh (272), Gurugram (290), Karnal (243), Bhiwani (298), Faridabad (218), and Kaithal (237). (Parveen Kumar/HT)

The air quality index (AQI) at Dharuhera in Haryana’s Rewari district stood at 382 at 9am, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, 401 and 450 severe and above 450 severe plus.

Narnaul and Jind also recorded very poor air quality with an AQI of 367.

Other places with very poor air quality included Charkhi Dadri (362), Rohtak (358), Yamunanagar (347), Fatehabad (320) and Ballabhgarh (318), according to the CPCB’s SAMEER app.

The places with poor AQI in Haryana included Bahadurgarh (272), Gurugram (290), Karnal (243), Bhiwani (298), Faridabad (218), Kaithal (237), Karnal (243), Kurukshetra (226) and Sonepat (285).

In Punjab, Amritsar recorded an AQI of 253 at 9am, Jalandhar 261, Patiala 207 and Ludhiana 234.

Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded an AQI of 169.