India, Nov. 5 -- A haze continued to envelop Noida and Ghaziabad on Tuesday as the air quality for both cities remained in the "very poor" category.

In Noida, the average air quality index (AQI) at 4pm, when the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) releases its national bulletin, was recorded to be 304, while for Greater Noida, it was 262 (poor) and 325 in Ghaziabad.

This was the third consecutive day that Noida remained in the "very poor" category. On Monday, the average AQI was 312, and 348 on Sunday. On Saturday, the AQI was in the "poor" category at 292.

The highest AQI on Tuesday was recorded in Sector 125 as 372, followed by Sector 116 station (308), Sector 1 (272), and Sector 62 (264).

Similarly, Ghaziabad recorded an average...