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LUCKNOW: Kanpur and Lucknow were the most polluted cities in the country on Sunday. According to the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board, air pollution levels (AQI) jumped by 109 units in Kanpur on Sunday as compared to 264 units on Saturday. Industrial city Kanpur had the most toxic air with Air Quality Index (AQI) of 373. Pollution levels also fell in cities like New Delhi, Patna and Faridabad. The air quality in these two cities has been fluctuating between ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories in the past two weeks..