India, Nov. 12 -- The maximum, about 40%, of pollution-related complaints received by authorities in Ghaziabad are related to instances of garbage burning that happen across the district, UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) officials said on Tuesday.

The city of Ghaziabad since November 7 has been running high on pollution with an air quality index (AQI) under the "very poor" category with AQI levels of 314, 339, 345, and 312 recorded till November 10. Stages-1 and 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) were already imposed in NCR on October 14 and October 19, respectively.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) statistics, the NCR cities of Uttar Pradesh, like Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Bulandshahr, and Meeru...