Top 10 most polluted Cities in India | Delhi 14th Rank | Air Pollution |

A total of 15 cities had an average AQI above 400, which is 'severe' according to CPCB standards. Of these, nine are in Uttar Pradesh and five in Haryana, apart from Delhi. Eight UP cities followed Jind for having the most toxic air quality.

Jind was followed by Baghpat (AQI 440), Ghaziabad (440), Hapur (436), Lucknow (435), Moradabad (434), Noida (430), Greater Noida (428) and Kanpur (427) in UP, and Sirsa (426) in Haryana.

There are only four cities in India with 'good' air quality, of which two are in Kerala. Eloor, a suburb of Kochi in Kerala, recorded the best air quality with an AQI of 25. Eloor is followed by Thane near Mumbai (AQI 45), Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala (AQI 49) and Kota in Rajasthan (AQI 50).