India, Dec. 15 -- Pune recorded 'poor' air quality for the third time since the beginning of December, with the city's air quality index (AQI) touching 215 on Sunday. Data from the SAMEER app, operated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), showed that Hadapsar registered the highest pollution levels, with an AQI of 303, placing it in the 'very poor' category.

Other monitoring stations across the city also reported elevated pollution levels. Bhumkar Nagar recorded an AQI of 291, Revenue Colony in Shivajinagar reported 251, and MHADA Colony in Lohegaon logged 224-all within the 'poor' air quality range. Most other areas of Pune, however, recorded AQI levels below 200.

As air quality deteriorated across Pune, the Air Quality Early...