Air pollution levels across several Indian cities in India climbed to worrying levels on Saturday, with some places recording hazardous air quality, according to the latest update.

Hoshiarpur and Rohtak were among the cities reporting hazardous AQI, while five more cities in Punjab remained in the severe zone, indicating very poor air quality conditions.

The latest readings point to worsening pollution concerns in parts of the country, though no further details on the specific cities or causes were provided in the input.