Not only Delhi, there are many cities of Uttar Pradesh where the situation is bad due to pollution. AQI of many cities of UP remains above 300. Even among these cities, there is not a single city whose AQI is below 100. Everyone's AQI remains above 100 i.e. in poor category. Let us tell you which cities are included in these 10 cities.
First of all, let us talk about those cities of Uttar Pradesh, which are adjacent to Delhi. Ghaziabad's AQI level remains 371 in the very poor category. The air of Meerut also remains poisonous, where AQI is 389. Apart from this, the situation is very bad due to pollution in Noida adjacent to Delhi, where it is becoming difficult for people to breathe the air.
big cities of up | Air Quality Index (AQI) |
Agra | 253 |
Lucknow | 207 |
Banaras | 116 |
Ayodhya | 158 |
Ghaziabad | 371 |
Noida | 338 |
Hapur | 381 |
Varanasi | 202 |
meerut | 389 |
Prayagraj | 116 |
Currently, AQI remains at 338 in Noida, which is one of the most polluted cities. The condition of Hapur city of UP is no less bad, the AQI here is also in the very poor category of 381. Apart from this, AQI of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh remains 207 in the poor category. Lucknow, besides being the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is one of the largest cities here, whose air is in the poor category with 207 AQI.
Now let us talk about Agra, where people come from far and wide to see the Taj Mahal. The air of Agra is also in bad category, where AQI is 253. Apart from this, if we talk about Ram Nagri Ayodhya, AQI of Ayodhya is 158 but in worse category than Agra. Varanasi's AQI is 202. Whereas the AQI of Prayagraj is 122. Apart from this, AQI of Banaras city of Uttar Pradesh is 116.