Air quality very poor in many parts of Punjab-Haryana

Chandigarh: Haryana and Punjab are grappling with poor air quality levels on Wednesday due to rising pollution levels. Bhiwani city in Haryana was the worst affected with an AQI of 358.

Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 355, which provides hourly updates, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s Sameer app.

Among other places in Haryana, the AQI was 336 in Panipat, 322 in Sonipat and Charkhi Dadri, 313 in Jind, 275 in Rohtak, 273 in Gurugram, 266 in Panchkula, 258 in Bahadurgarh, 248 in Kurukshetra and 248 in Yamuna.

In Punjab, Mandi Gobindgarh recorded an AQI of 308, Amritsar 270, Patiala 258, Jalandhar 229, Ludhiana 209 and Rupnagar 191. An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisfactory, 201 poor, 301-400 very poor, 401-450 severe, and 450 severe plus levels.