North India is indeed experiencing severe pollution right now. The current Air Quality Index (AQI) in India is 263, which falls under the “unhealthy” category ¹. The major pollutants contributing to this are Particulate Matter (PM2.5) at 145 µg/m³ and Particulate Matter (PM10) at 248 µg/m³ ¹.
*Most Affected Cities:*
– _New Delhi_ has an AQI of 974, which is hazardous ¹ ²
– _Sonipat_ has an AQI of 842, also hazardous ¹ ²
– _Bulandshahr_ has an AQI of 755, hazardous as well ¹ ²
– _Ghaziabad_ has an AQI of 669, hazardous ¹ ²
– _Gurgaon_ has an AQI of 654, hazardous ¹
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