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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 March 2021 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.11) |
| Assam | 4 March 2021 | 266 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 4 March 2021 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 4 March 2021 | 117 | 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, 4 March 2021 (126 cities) (published 4 Mar 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 a804a9ae613eafdbb25904ae2927b6c76839335c6afe84a52af9d8d2979d2e0b. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2078
| Delhi | 4 March 2021 | 278 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 4 March 2021 | 178 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Nandesari (p.8), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 4 March 2021 | 180 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (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), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 4 March 2021 | 109 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 4 March 2021 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Shivamogga (p.9), Udupi (p.10), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 4 March 2021 | 82 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 150 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 4 March 2021 | 150 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 4 March 2021 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 4 March 2021 | 132 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 4 March 2021 | 195 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 4 March 2021 | 52 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 4 March 2021 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 8 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), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 4 March 2021 | 163 | 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 | 4 March 2021 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 4 March 2021 | 143 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 4 March 2021 | 200 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 248 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 4 March 2021 | 224 | 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.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 March 2021 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.11) |
| Assam | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 4 March 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–9: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 4 March 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Nandesari (p.8), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 4 March 2021 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (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), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 4 March 2021 | 16 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Shivamogga (p.9), Udupi (p.10), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 4 March 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 4 March 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 4 March 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 4 March 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 8 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), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 4 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 | 4 March 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 4 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 4 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.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 March 2021 | 28% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 35 of all 126 city rows at 201 or more — Baghpat 242 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 269 (p.2), Ballabgarh 248 (p.2), Bhiwadi 296 (p.2), Brajrajnagar 223 (p.2), Bulandshahr 233 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 203 (p.3), Delhi 278 (p.3), Dharuhera 265 (p.3), Durgapur 216 (p.3), Faridabad 312 (p.3), Ghaziabad 332 (p.4), Greater Noida 298 (p.4), Gurugram 218 (p.4), Guwahati 266 (p.4), Howrah 267 (p.4), Kalyan 207 (p.5), Katni 241 (p.6), Kolkata 231 (p.6) … and 16 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 135) |
| Assam | 4 March 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 266 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 4 March 2021 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: 1 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Patna 219 (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 117) |
| Delhi | 4 March 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 278 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 4 March 2021 | 17% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vatva 342 (p.11) |
| Haryana | 4 March 2021 | 41% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 9 of 22 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 269 (p.2), Ballabgarh 248 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 203 (p.3), Dharuhera 265 (p.3), Faridabad 312 (p.3), Gurugram 218 (p.4), Manesar 237 (p.7), Panipat 269 (p.8), Rohtak 226 (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 109) |
| Karnataka | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 186) |
| Kerala | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 106) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 31% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 4 of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Katni 241 (p.6), Sagar 228 (p.9), Singrauli 206 (p.9), Ujjain 220 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 4 March 2021 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 2 of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 207 (p.5), Navi Mumbai 230 (p.8) |
| Mizoram | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 87) |
| Nagaland | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 132) |
| Odisha | 4 March 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 1 of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Brajrajnagar 223 (p.2) |
| Puducherry | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 52) |
| Punjab | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 174) |
| Rajasthan | 4 March 2021 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 296 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 73) |
| Telangana | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 143) |
| Tripura | 4 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 200) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 77% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 10 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 242 (p.2), Bulandshahr 233 (p.2), Ghaziabad 332 (p.4), Greater Noida 298 (p.4), Lucknow 224 (p.6), Meerut 297 (p.7), Moradabad 278 (p.7), Muzaffarnagar 248 (p.7), Noida 302 (p.8), Varanasi 208 (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 4 March 2021 | 80% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 4 of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Durgapur 216 (p.3), Howrah 267 (p.4), Kolkata 231 (p.6), Siliguri 233 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 March 2021 | 342 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 126 city rows — Vatva, S.No 122 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 135 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 124 (p.11), Moderate |
| Assam | 4 March 2021 | 266 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 43 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 4 March 2021 | 219 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 97 (p.9), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 4 March 2021 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Moderate |
| Delhi | 4 March 2021 | 278 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 31 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 4 March 2021 | 342 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 122 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Haryana | 4 March 2021 | 312 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 36 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Jharkhand | 4 March 2021 | 109 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 56 (p.5), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 4 March 2021 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Udupi, S.No 118 (p.10), Moderate |
| Kerala | 4 March 2021 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 60 (p.5), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 241 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Katni, S.No 63 (p.6), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 4 March 2021 | 230 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Navi Mumbai, S.No 90 (p.8), Poor |
| Mizoram | 4 March 2021 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 4 March 2021 | 132 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 65 (p.6), Moderate |
| Odisha | 4 March 2021 | 223 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 21 (p.2), Poor |
| Puducherry | 4 March 2021 | 52 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 99 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 4 March 2021 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar, S.No 9 (p.1), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 4 March 2021 | 296 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 18 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 March 2021 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Thoothukudi, S.No 114 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 4 March 2021 | 143 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 49 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tripura | 4 March 2021 | 200 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 March 2021 | 332 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Ghaziabad, S.No 40 (p.4), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 4 March 2021 | 267 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 47 (p.4), Poor |