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The primary reason for the air pollution here continued to be the crop fires of Punjab and Haryana. Dr Harish Mohan Rastogi, medical practitioner, said: “The current level of pollution is very dangerous for cardiac patients, young children and elderlies. One should drink a lot of water as it helps in preventing these issues.” Dr Raj Kumar Chaudhary, chief medical officer, Meerut, said, “People should try and remain indoors during this time – especially the ones who already have breathing issues. Muzaffarnagar: Close to 60,000 old vehicles were taken off the road in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday by the authorities which suspended their licences as part of crackdown on pollution which continued to wreak havoc on the health of people residing in western UP cities, some of which figured on the top of country’s most polluted city’s list.Interestingly, the transport department’s move came a day after farmers’ outfit Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) activists held a big protest in Muzaffarnagar against RTO’s ongoing crackdown on tractors which are over 10 years old..