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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 December 2021 | 187 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 152 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 200 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.11), Tirupati (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 20 December 2021 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 20 December 2021 | 329 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 16 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Chhapra (p.3), Darbhanga (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.12) |
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Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 20 December 2021 (152 cities) (published 20 Dec 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 4a5838a49b6f9e1a5f6d4e6d95ddc3db2f901f0c2440dcb83e43fc5b7a917ae4. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/1785
| 20 December 2021 |
| 206 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 December 2021 | 63 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 20 December 2021 | 332 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 20 December 2021 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Vapi (p.13), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 20 December 2021 | 226 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.9), Manesar (p.9), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.12), Sonipat (p.12), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 December 2021 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 20 December 2021 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 20 December 2021 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Hassan (p.6), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburgi (p.7), Koppal (p.8), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.9), Mysuru (p.9), Raichur (p.11), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 20 December 2021 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.4), Kannur (p.7), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.8), Kozhikode (p.8), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 140 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.12), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 20 December 2021 | 192 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.7), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nashik (p.10), Navi Mumbai (p.10), Pune (p.11), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 20 December 2021 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 20 December 2021 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 20 December 2021 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 20 December 2021 | 137 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 20 December 2021 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 20 December 2021 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 20 December 2021 | 169 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Kota (p.8), Pali (p.10), Udaipur (p.12) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 December 2021 | 95 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 20 December 2021 | 170 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 20 December 2021 | 264 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 247 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.9), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.10), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 20 December 2021 | 165 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.2), Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.8), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 December 2021 | 152 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 152 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.11), Tirupati (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 20 December 2021 | 16 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 16 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Chhapra (p.3), Darbhanga (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–3: count of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 20 December 2021 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Vapi (p.13), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 20 December 2021 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.9), Manesar (p.9), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.12), Sonipat (p.12), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.12: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 20 December 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Hassan (p.6), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburgi (p.7), Koppal (p.8), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.9), Mysuru (p.9), Raichur (p.11), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 20 December 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.4), Kannur (p.7), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.8), Kozhikode (p.8), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.12), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 20 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.7), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nashik (p.10), Navi Mumbai (p.10), Pune (p.11), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.12: count of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 20 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 20 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Kota (p.8), Pali (p.10), Udaipur (p.12) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 December 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 20 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.9), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.10), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 20 December 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.2), Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.8), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 December 2021 | 47% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 71 of all 152 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state at 201 or more — Agartala 264 (p.1), Amaravati 202 (p.1), Ambala 290 (p.1), Amritsar 272 (p.1), Ankleshwar 202 (p.1), Araria 291 (p.1), Arrah 370 (p.1), Baghpat 280 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 254 (p.2), Ballabgarh 320 (p.2), Bettiah 421 (p.2), Bhagalpur 308 (p.2), Bhiwadi 239 (p.2), Bhiwani 255 (p.3), Bihar Sharif 351 (p.3), Bulandshahr 328 (p.3) … and 55 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Amaravati 202 (p.1), Rajamahendravaram 207 (p.11), Visakhapatnam 237 (p.13) |
| Assam | 20 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 216 (p.5) |
| Bihar | 20 December 2021 | 94% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 15 of 16 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Araria 291 (p.1), Arrah 370 (p.1), Bettiah 421 (p.2), Bhagalpur 308 (p.2), Bihar Sharif 351 (p.3), Chhapra 386 (p.3), Darbhanga 380 (p.4), Hajipur 222 (p.5), Katihar 325 (p.7), Kishanganj 380 (p.7), Munger 306 (p.9), Muzaffarpur 370 (p.9), Patna 306 (p.10), Sasaram 267 (p.11), Siwan 376 (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 20 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more — Chandigarh 206 (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 72) |
| Delhi | 20 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 332 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 20 December 2021 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 1 of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Ankleshwar 202 (p.1) |
| Haryana | 20 December 2021 | 71% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 17 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 290 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 254 (p.2), Ballabgarh 320 (p.2), Bhiwani 255 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 215 (p.3), Faridabad 289 (p.4), Fatehabad 216 (p.4), Gurugram 284 (p.5), Hisar 309 (p.6), Jind 302 (p.6), Kaithal 217 (p.7), Manesar 258 (p.9), Panchkula 228 (p.10), Rohtak 268 (p.11), Sirsa 210 (p.12), Sonipat 202 (p.12), Yamunanagar 271 (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 126) |
| Jharkhand | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 50) |
| Karnataka | 20 December 2021 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: 1 of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more — Kalaburgi 226 (p.7) |
| Kerala | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 200) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 4 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 222 (p.5), Jabalpur 203 (p.6), Katni 215 (p.7), Singrauli 265 (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 20 December 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 4 of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 254 (p.7), Navi Mumbai 227 (p.10), Pune 274 (p.11), Thane 245 (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 15) |
| Mizoram | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 24) |
| Nagaland | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 68) |
| Odisha | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 137) |
| Puducherry | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 86) |
| Punjab | 20 December 2021 | 63% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 5 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Amritsar 272 (p.1), Jalandhar 248 (p.6), Khanna 223 (p.7), Mandi Gobindgarh 201 (p.8), Rupnagar 205 (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 20 December 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 4 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 239 (p.2), Jaipur 212 (p.6), Jodhpur 218 (p.6), Kota 208 (p.8) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 120) |
| Telangana | 20 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 170) |
| Tripura | 20 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more — Agartala 264 (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 71% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 12 of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 280 (p.2), Bulandshahr 328 (p.3), Firozabad 243 (p.5), Ghaziabad 324 (p.5), Gorakhpur 251 (p.5), Greater Noida 290 (p.5), Hapur 315 (p.5), Lucknow 240 (p.8), Meerut 264 (p.9), Moradabad 242 (p.9), Muzaffarnagar 313 (p.9), Noida 303 (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 20 December 2021 | 17% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 1 of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Durgapur 223 (p.4) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 December 2021 | 421 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 152 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — Bettiah, S.No 21 (p.2), Severe |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 237 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 149 (p.13), Poor |
| Assam | 20 December 2021 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 56 (p.5), Poor |
| Bihar | 20 December 2021 | 421 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 16 city rows placed in Bihar — Bettiah, S.No 21 (p.2), Severe |
| Chandigarh | 20 December 2021 | 206 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 31 (p.3), Poor |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 December 2021 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bilaspur, S.No 28 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 20 December 2021 | 332 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 41 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Gujarat | 20 December 2021 | 202 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ankleshwar, S.No 10 (p.1), Poor |
| Haryana | 20 December 2021 | 320 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ballabgarh, S.No 18 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 December 2021 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 137 (p.12), Moderate |
| Jharkhand | 20 December 2021 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 72 (p.6), Good |
| Karnataka | 20 December 2021 | 226 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 74 (p.7), Poor |
| Kerala | 20 December 2021 | 200 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Kochi, S.No 83 (p.7), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 265 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 133 (p.12), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 20 December 2021 | 274 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Pune, S.No 121 (p.11), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 20 December 2021 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 130 (p.11), Good |
| Mizoram | 20 December 2021 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 20 December 2021 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 84 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 20 December 2021 | 137 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 138 (p.12), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 20 December 2021 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 120 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 20 December 2021 | 272 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar, S.No 9 (p.1), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 20 December 2021 | 239 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 24 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 December 2021 | 120 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 34 (p.3), Moderate |
| Telangana | 20 December 2021 | 170 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 65 (p.6), Moderate |
| Tripura | 20 December 2021 | 264 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Poor |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 December 2021 | 328 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 29 (p.3), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 20 December 2021 | 223 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 44 (p.4), Poor |