India, Nov. 22 -- Ghaziabad topped the list of the country's most polluted cities for the third consecutive day on Friday, logging a "severe" air quality index (AQI) of 422-PM10 and PM2.5 being primary pollutants-according to the daily bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Ghaziabad earlier topped the list on November 17, November 19 and 20. The city has been experiencing "severe" pollution days for the sixth consecutive day since November 16.

According to CPCB data, the city plunged into the "severe" AQI with daily readings of 419, 401, 434, 422, 430, and 422 from November 16 to November 21-for the first time this year. Notably, the city reported only two "severe" days each in the November of 2024, 2023, and 2022.

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