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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 December 2020 | 220 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 178 | 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 | 23 December 2020 | 268 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 23 December 2020 | 280 | 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 | 23 December 2020 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 23 December 2020 (126 cities) (published 23 Dec 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 6b42a084ff34a23016dedb174939616a6ee3d962ff6566c127644db433878c51. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2148
| Delhi | 23 December 2020 | 433 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 23 December 2020 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 23 December 2020 | 323 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 24 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.5), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 23 December 2020 | 180 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 23 December 2020 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 23 December 2020 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.4), Kannur (p.6), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 14 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), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 23 December 2020 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.8), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Solapur (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 23 December 2020 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 23 December 2020 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 23 December 2020 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 23 December 2020 | 204 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, 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.9) |
| Rajasthan | 23 December 2020 | 186 | 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.7), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 December 2020 | 95 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 23 December 2020 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 23 December 2020 | 190 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 406 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 23 December 2020 | 262 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.4), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 December 2020 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 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 | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 23 December 2020 | 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 | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Delhi | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 23 December 2020 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 23 December 2020 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 24 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.5), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 23 December 2020 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 23 December 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.4), Kannur (p.6), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 14 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), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 23 December 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.8), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Solapur (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 23 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 23 December 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: 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.9) |
| Rajasthan | 23 December 2020 | 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.7), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 23 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 12 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 23 December 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.4), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 December 2020 | 46% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 58 of all 126 city rows at 201 or more — Agra 408 (p.1), Amaravati 204 (p.1), Ambala 300 (p.1), Asansol 273 (p.1), Baghpat 430 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 393 (p.2), Ballabgarh 351 (p.2), Bhiwadi 414 (p.2), Bhiwani 213 (p.2), Bulandshahr 454 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 311 (p.3), Delhi 433 (p.3), Dharuhera 410 (p.3), Durgapur 226 (p.3), Faridabad 428 (p.4), Fatehabad 319 (p.4), Ghaziabad 472 (p.4), Greater Noida 476 (p.4), Gurugram 340 (p.4) … and 39 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Amaravati 204 (p.1), Visakhapatnam 246 (p.11) |
| Assam | 23 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 268 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 23 December 2020 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 289 (p.4), Muzaffarpur 344 (p.8), Patna 292 (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 171) |
| Delhi | 23 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 433 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 23 December 2020 | 40% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 2 of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vapi 248 (p.10), Vatva 216 (p.11) |
| Haryana | 23 December 2020 | 96% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 23 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 300 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 393 (p.2), Ballabgarh 351 (p.2), Bhiwani 213 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 311 (p.3), Dharuhera 410 (p.3), Faridabad 428 (p.4), Fatehabad 319 (p.4), Gurugram 340 (p.4), Hisar 407 (p.5), Jind 349 (p.5), Kaithal 259 (p.6), Karnal 324 (p.6), Kurukshetra 351 (p.7), Mandikhera 348 (p.7), Manesar 341 (p.7), Narnaul 318 (p.8), Panchkula 233 (p.9), Panipat 327 (p.9) … and 4 more |
| Jharkhand | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 180) |
| Karnataka | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 143) |
| Kerala | 23 December 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more — Kannur 228 (p.6) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 3 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 388 (p.4), Katni 284 (p.6), Singrauli 402 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 23 December 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Navi Mumbai 279 (p.8) |
| Mizoram | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 19) |
| Nagaland | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 68) |
| Odisha | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 196) |
| Punjab | 23 December 2020 | 43% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 3 of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Jalandhar 238 (p.5), Ludhiana 259 (p.7), Patiala 201 (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 23 December 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 414 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 110) |
| Telangana | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 162) |
| Tripura | 23 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 190) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 92% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 11 of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 408 (p.1), Baghpat 430 (p.2), Bulandshahr 454 (p.2), Ghaziabad 472 (p.4), Greater Noida 476 (p.4), Kanpur 393 (p.6), Lucknow 384 (p.7), Meerut 446 (p.8), Moradabad 381 (p.8), Noida 462 (p.8), Varanasi 365 (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 23 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 6 of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Asansol 273 (p.1), Durgapur 226 (p.3), Haldia 215 (p.4), Howrah 314 (p.5), Kolkata 336 (p.6), Siliguri 208 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 December 2020 | 476 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 126 city rows — Greater Noida, S.No 43 (p.4), Severe |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 246 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 124 (p.11), Poor |
| Assam | 23 December 2020 | 268 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 45 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 23 December 2020 | 344 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 88 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Chandigarh | 23 December 2020 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 25 (p.3), Moderate |
| Delhi | 23 December 2020 | 433 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 32 (p.3), Severe |
| Gujarat | 23 December 2020 | 248 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 120 (p.10), Poor |
| Haryana | 23 December 2020 | 428 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 38 (p.4), Severe |
| Jharkhand | 23 December 2020 | 180 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 60 (p.5), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 23 December 2020 | 143 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 62 (p.6), Moderate |
| Kerala | 23 December 2020 | 228 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 64 (p.6), Poor |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 402 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 109 (p.10), Severe |
| Maharashtra | 23 December 2020 | 279 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Navi Mumbai, S.No 93 (p.8), Poor |
| Mizoram | 23 December 2020 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 23 December 2020 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 70 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 23 December 2020 | 196 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 22 (p.2), Moderate |
| Punjab | 23 December 2020 | 259 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Ludhiana, S.No 78 (p.7), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 23 December 2020 | 414 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 19 (p.2), Severe |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 December 2020 | 110 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 28 (p.3), Moderate |
| Telangana | 23 December 2020 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 53 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tripura | 23 December 2020 | 190 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 December 2020 | 476 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 43 (p.4), Severe |
| West Bengal | 23 December 2020 | 336 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 71 (p.6), Very Poor |