Critical AQI levels hit Gzb, Noida, Gr Noida

NOIDA: Ahead of Diwali festival, the air quality in Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad has already reached critical levels, with officials from the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board blaming the crisis on stubble burning in Pakistan.

- DIPIKA KIROLA

A senior officer of Uttar Pradesh pollution control board explained that agricultural fires in Pakistan, despite being over 500 km away, are contributing to the persistent smog that envelops Delhi and its surrounding areas every winter. "This is the first time this year that Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad have all recorded very poor air quality on the same day," DK Gupta, a Regional Officer said.