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1 , 11The festival of Diwali has ended leaving the air quality in poor and severe category in various cities of India. From Jind to Rohtak in Haryana and Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh to Meerut and the ‘evergreen’ National Capital Region New Delhi, below is the list of the top 10 most polluted cities in India with the air quality index (AQI) recorded by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) till 4 pm on Thursday, October 23, 2025. (Photo: Agencies)
(photo Credit : Fatehabad of Haryana on map and railway station board (Photo: Wikipedia, News18 Hindi) ,
2 , 1110: Fatehabad – At 4 pm on Thursday, October 23, the AQI level in Fatehabad, Haryana was 286. CPCB recorded particulate matter (PM) 2.5 as the main cause of poisonous air. (Photos: Wikipedia, News18 Hindi)
3 , 119: Muzaffarnagar – Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh stood at ninth position with 295 AQI level. The main cause of pollution in the city is PM 2.5. (Photo: Agencies)
(photo Credit : Rohtak Junction Railway Station (Photo: Wikipedia) ,
4 , 118:Rohtak – Another city of Haryana joins the top ten polluted cities. According to CPCB, AQI was recorded at 299 in Rohtak at 4 pm and the air remained in “poor” category. (Photo: Wikipedia)
(photo Credit : Overpass under construction in Meerut (Wikipedia image) ,
5 , 117: Meerut – AQI level 300 was recorded at 4 pm in Meerut, UP. CPCB cited the presence of PM 2.5 and PM 10 as the main components of air pollution in the city. [Under construction overpass in Meerut (Wikipedia image)]
(photo Credit : A canal in Jind (Wikipedia image) ,
6 , 116:Jind – The air in Haryana’s Jind was in the “very poor” category on October 23 as the CPCB recorded the AQI in the city at 302. [A canal in Jind (Wikipedia image)]
(photo Credit : Nandesari in Gujarat (Photo: Indian Railways Information) ,
7 , 115: Nandesari – Marking a change from Haryana and UP, Nandesari in Gujarat’s Vadodara recorded the AQI at 303 level and the air remained in the “very poor” category. (Photo: Indian Rail Info)
8 , 114: Delhi – The AQI level in the national capital was recorded at 305 till 4 pm on October 23. The CBCP recorded high levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 presence in the city’s air, while it remained in the “very poor” category since Diwali. (Photo: Reuters)
9 , 113: Dholpur – Dholpur of Rajasthan ranks third among the most polluted cities of India. The city’s air is polluted by high levels of PM 2.5, with AQI registering 311 (Representational photo: Agencies)
(photo Credit : A traffic policeman wears a mask while managing traffic amid low visibility in Gurugram after the air quality deteriorated across northern India. (PTI image) ,
10 , 112: Daruhera – As of 4 pm on October 23, the air in Dharuhera in Haryana was recorded in the “very poor” category. With AQI level at 311, the CBCP recorded high presence of PM 2.5 in the air. (PTI image)
(photo Credit : Bahadurgarh City Metro State (Image: Wikipedia) ,
11 , 111: Bahadurgarh – Bahadurgarh in Haryana, located on the border of Delhi, is the most polluted city in India on October 23. The CPCB recorded the AQI level at 322 by 4 pm and found that the presence of PM 2.5 is polluting the air and placed it in the “very poor” category. (Image: Wikipedia)