Ghaziabad/Noida, Oct. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has identified 17 air pollution "hots spots" across Noida and Ghaziabad that remain persistently choked by vehicular congestion, road dust, construction activity, and open storage of building materials, officials said on Thursday.

These locations - 10 in Noida and seven in Ghaziabad - will be the focus of intensive mitigation efforts under this winter's action plan, officials familiar with the matter said.

The list is part of internal documentation of the UPPCB, viewed by HT.

An officer from the board said that last year, the same number of 10 hot spots were identified in Noida.

"We conducted inspections, but could not reduce the number of hot spots. They re...