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GURGAON: The nitrogen dioxide level increased eight times its acceptable limit in the city on Saturday.Despite it being a weekend day, the 24-hour concentration of nitrogen dioxide not just rise but crossed the 600-mark for the first time in several months. As there are no polluting industries in the city, the main reason could be traffic congestion around Vikas Sadan, where the air monitoring machine is stationed. "It is shocking that nitrogen dioxide levels went up suddenly on Saturday. These days we see a lot of vehicular movement around Vikas Sadan. As the machine is located just 10 metres above the ground level, it sucks all gases released in the nearby area..