Noida-Ghaziabad Chokes: Triple Crisis of Fog, Cold, Pollution; AQI Soars Past 394

• Noida-Ghaziabad faces a severe triple crisis: dense fog, biting cold, and dangerously high air pollution.
• The Air Quality Index (AQI) has crossed 394 in many NCR areas, reaching 'very poor' to 'severe' categories, with some areas exceeding 400.
• IMD has issued Red and Orange alerts for dense fog across Uttar Pradesh, impacting road and rail traffic.
• Specific AQI readings: Noida Sector-1 (381), Sector-62 (335), Sector-116 (344); Ghaziabad Indirapuram (313), Sanjay Nagar (341), Vasundhara (394).
• No significant relief is expected in the coming days due to lack of cold winds and high humidity, prolonging the fog and pollution.

Why It Matters: Noida-Ghaziabad battles extreme fog, cold, and severe pollution, with no immediate relief in sight.