13 out of 20 most polluted cities today are in India. Delhi is not one of them

India dominated a global ranking of the world's most polluted cities on Monday afternoon, with 13 of the 20 cities recording the highest air pollution levels on the global list.

However, Delhi, often associated with India's worsening air quality, did not feature in the list at the time of the ranking.

Data from AQI.in, accessed at around 3:30 pm IST on October 19, showed Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh ranked third globally, with a US AQI reading of 198, categorised as unhealthy. Agartala in Tripura followed in fourth place with an AQI of 181. Other Indian cities in the top 20 included Pali in Rajasthan and Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, both recording AQI readings of 174. Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh also reported 174, while Rohtak in Haryana recorded 172.

Kota in Rajasthan registered an AQI of 170, followed by Mumbai at 167, Hapur at 166, Hisar at 165, Bikaner at 165 and Bareilly at 164. These readings placed the cities among the world's most polluted urban locations in the ranking.

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