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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 March 2021 | 150 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 125 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 42 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10) |
| Assam | 9 March 2021 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 9 March 2021 | 182 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 9 March 2021 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 9 March 2021 (125 cities) (published 9 Mar 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 d22c987b3666d75d6eb416cc4121a234924a74da628aaa5c9f5a4649d6eecf52. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2072
| Delhi |
| 9 March 2021 |
| 283 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 9 March 2021 | 155 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Nandesari (p.8), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 9 March 2021 | 213 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 9 March 2021 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Jharkhand | 9 March 2021 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 9 March 2021 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Gadag (p.4), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 9 March 2021 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 9 March 2021 | 135 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 9 March 2021 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Odisha | 9 March 2021 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 9 March 2021 | 25 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 9 March 2021 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.7), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 9 March 2021 | 155 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 9 March 2021 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 9 March 2021 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 9 March 2021 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 284 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 9 March 2021 | 156 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 March 2021 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 125 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10) |
| Assam | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 9 March 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.4–8: count of 3 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 9 March 2021 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Nandesari (p.8), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 9 March 2021 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Jharkhand | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 9 March 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Gadag (p.4), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 9 March 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 9 March 2021 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Odisha | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 9 March 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.7), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 9 March 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 9 March 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 9 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 9 March 2021 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 March 2021 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 31 of all 125 city rows at 201 or more — Agra 257 (p.1), Asansol 203 (p.1), Baghpat 306 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 266 (p.2), Bhiwadi 280 (p.2), Bulandshahr 304 (p.2), Delhi 283 (p.3), Dharuhera 259 (p.3), Durgapur 212 (p.3), Faridabad 277 (p.4), Ghaziabad 334 (p.4), Greater Noida 339 (p.4), Gurugram 272 (p.4), Guwahati 212 (p.4), Hisar 318 (p.4), Jind 294 (p.5), Jodhpur 207 (p.5), Kanpur 262 (p.6), Karnal 269 (p.6), Katni 249 (p.6) … and 11 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 52) |
| Assam | 9 March 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 212 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 197) |
| Chandigarh | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 97) |
| Delhi | 9 March 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 283 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 9 March 2021 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vatva 290 (p.11) |
| Haryana | 9 March 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 11 of 22 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 266 (p.2), Dharuhera 259 (p.3), Faridabad 277 (p.4), Gurugram 272 (p.4), Hisar 318 (p.4), Jind 294 (p.5), Karnal 269 (p.6), Kurukshetra 210 (p.7), Manesar 284 (p.7), Panipat 273 (p.8), Sonipat 311 (p.10) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 59) |
| Jharkhand | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 118) |
| Karnataka | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 172) |
| Kerala | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 108) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 2 of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Katni 249 (p.6), Singrauli 279 (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 196) |
| Mizoram | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 89) |
| Odisha | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 92) |
| Puducherry | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 25) |
| Punjab | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 183) |
| Rajasthan | 9 March 2021 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 2 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 280 (p.2), Jodhpur 207 (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 116) |
| Telangana | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 106) |
| Tripura | 9 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 142) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 11 of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 257 (p.1), Baghpat 306 (p.1), Bulandshahr 304 (p.2), Ghaziabad 334 (p.4), Greater Noida 339 (p.4), Kanpur 262 (p.6), Lucknow 234 (p.7), Meerut 290 (p.7), Muzaffarnagar 247 (p.7), Noida 293 (p.8), Varanasi 257 (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 9 March 2021 | 40% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 2 of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Asansol 203 (p.1), Durgapur 212 (p.3) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 March 2021 | 339 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 125 city rows — Greater Noida, S.No 42 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 52 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Tirupati, S.No 118 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 9 March 2021 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 45 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 9 March 2021 | 197 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 96 (p.8), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 9 March 2021 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 9 March 2021 | 283 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 31 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 9 March 2021 | 290 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 123 (p.11), Poor |
| Haryana | 9 March 2021 | 318 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Hisar, S.No 48 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 9 March 2021 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 112 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 9 March 2021 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 58 (p.5), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 9 March 2021 | 172 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Yadgir, S.No 125 (p.11), Moderate |
| Kerala | 9 March 2021 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 62 (p.6), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 279 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 108 (p.9), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 9 March 2021 | 196 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Navi Mumbai, S.No 89 (p.8), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 9 March 2021 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 9 March 2021 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 113 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Puducherry | 9 March 2021 | 25 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 98 (p.9), Good |
| Punjab | 9 March 2021 | 183 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Ludhiana, S.No 75 (p.7), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 9 March 2021 | 280 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 17 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 9 March 2021 | 116 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 43 (p.4), Moderate |
| Telangana | 9 March 2021 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 51 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tripura | 9 March 2021 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9 March 2021 | 339 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 42 (p.4), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 9 March 2021 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 34 (p.3), Poor |