NEW DELHI: India's capital Delhi overtook Lahore in Pakistan to become the world's most polluted city on Friday, with air quality reaching hazardous levels and visibility dropping as smog blanketed the city of 20 million people.
Delhi overtakes Lahore as world's most polluted city as air quality drops
Air quality index in Delhi was "hazardous" at 334, making it the most polluted global major city.

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