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Kolkata, Oct 22 (PTI) The air quality in Kolkata and in the twin city of Howrah was “poor" on Wednesday morning, an official said.

The air quality index (AQI) was 200 (PM 2.5) at 9 am at the air monitoring station at Jadavpur and 141 (PM 2.5) at Ballygunge, an official of West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) said.

At Rabindra Bharati University in the Sinthi area the AQI was 142, while it was 165 at New Town, the satellite township near Kolkata.

While the AQI was 150 at Fort William at 9 am, in the nearby green zone, Victoria, the AQI level remained at 242, he said.

At the Rabindra Sarobar air monitoring station, the AQI was 128 at 9 am.

On Tuesday, the AQI at Jadavpur was 207 while at Ballygunge it was 213, both considerably higher than 159 and 134, re

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