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Crackers, farm fires push Punjab cities into toxic haze; Mandi Gobindgarh AQI crosses 400

A cocktail of firecracker emissions, stubble burning, vehicular pollution, construction dust and smoke from garbage burning during the morning has pushed air quality across Punjab to alarming levels,…

Crackers, farm fires push Punjab cities into toxic haze; Mandi Gobindgarh AQI crosses 400
Crackers, farm fires push Punjab cities into toxic haze; Mandi Gobindgarh AQI crosses 400 — image via Google News Punjab — Credit: Storywire

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A cocktail of firecracker emissions, stubble burning, vehicular pollution, construction dust and smoke from garbage burning during the morning has pushed air quality across Punjab to alarming levels, with several cities witnessing a sharp deterioration in pollution levels following Diwali celebrations.

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