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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 December 2020 | 163 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 19 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 | 19 December 2020 | 334 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 19 December 2020 | 238 | 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 | 19 December 2020 | 96 | 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, 19 December 2020 (126 cities) (published 19 Dec 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 77ae4f71c0a9e5d76840d724e83145e6f7d028a0413dcbc502eca9a3fb78a3e9. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2153
| Delhi | 19 December 2020 | 290 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 19 December 2020 | 141 | 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 | 19 December 2020 | 196 | 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.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), 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 | 19 December 2020 | 122 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 19 December 2020 | 84 | 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), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 19 December 2020 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 141 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 15 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), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 19 December 2020 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 19 December 2020 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 19 December 2020 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 19 December 2020 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 19 December 2020 | 126 | 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 | 19 December 2020 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 7 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) |
| Tamil Nadu | 19 December 2020 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 19 December 2020 | 158 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 19 December 2020 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 271 | 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.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 19 December 2020 | 206 | 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 | 19 December 2020 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 19 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 | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 19 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 | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Delhi | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 19 December 2020 | 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 | 19 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.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), 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 | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 19 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), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 19 December 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 15 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), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 19 December 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 19 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 19 December 2020 | 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 | 19 December 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 7 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) |
| Tamil Nadu | 19 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 19 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19 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.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 19 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 | 19 December 2020 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 37 of all 126 city rows at 201 or more — Baghpat 257 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 221 (p.2), Bhiwadi 251 (p.2), Bulandshahr 323 (p.2), Delhi 290 (p.3), Dharuhera 259 (p.3), Faridabad 260 (p.4), Fatehabad 257 (p.4), Ghaziabad 295 (p.4), Greater Noida 292 (p.4), Gurugram 260 (p.4), Guwahati 334 (p.4), Hajipur 211 (p.4), Hisar 229 (p.5), Howrah 212 (p.5), Jind 260 (p.5), Kanpur 270 (p.6), Katni 204 (p.6), Kolkata 203 (p.6), Kota 228 (p.6) … and 17 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Rajamahendravaram 208 (p.9), Visakhapatnam 212 (p.11) |
| Assam | 19 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 334 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 19 December 2020 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 211 (p.4), Muzaffarpur 294 (p.8), Patna 295 (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 96) |
| Delhi | 19 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 290 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 174) |
| Haryana | 19 December 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 12 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 221 (p.2), Dharuhera 259 (p.3), Faridabad 260 (p.4), Fatehabad 257 (p.4), Gurugram 260 (p.4), Hisar 229 (p.5), Jind 260 (p.5), Kurukshetra 234 (p.7), Panchkula 244 (p.8), Panipat 212 (p.8), Rohtak 268 (p.9), Yamunanagar 260 (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 122) |
| Karnataka | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 130) |
| Kerala | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 97) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 2 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Katni 204 (p.6), Singrauli 212 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 19 December 2020 | 11% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Navi Mumbai 243 (p.8) |
| Mizoram | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 67) |
| Nagaland | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 127) |
| Odisha | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 114) |
| Punjab | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 186) |
| Rajasthan | 19 December 2020 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: 2 of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 251 (p.2), Kota 228 (p.6) |
| Tamil Nadu | 19 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 90) |
| Telangana | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 158) |
| Tripura | 19 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 175) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 83% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 10 of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 257 (p.2), Bulandshahr 323 (p.2), Ghaziabad 295 (p.4), Greater Noida 292 (p.4), Kanpur 270 (p.6), Lucknow 362 (p.7), Meerut 269 (p.7), Moradabad 344 (p.7), Noida 301 (p.8), Varanasi 238 (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 19 December 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 3 of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Howrah 212 (p.5), Kolkata 203 (p.6), Siliguri 337 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 December 2020 | 362 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 126 city rows — Lucknow, S.No 74 (p.7), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 212 | 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 | 19 December 2020 | 334 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 44 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Bihar | 19 December 2020 | 295 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 97 (p.9), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 19 December 2020 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 25 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 19 December 2020 | 290 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 32 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 19 December 2020 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad, S.No 3 (p.1), Moderate |
| Haryana | 19 December 2020 | 268 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Rohtak, S.No 104 (p.9), Poor |
| Jharkhand | 19 December 2020 | 122 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 59 (p.5), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 19 December 2020 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka — Raichur, S.No 100 (p.9), Moderate |
| Kerala | 19 December 2020 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 63 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 109 (p.10), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 19 December 2020 | 243 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Navi Mumbai, S.No 90 (p.8), Poor |
| Mizoram | 19 December 2020 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 19 December 2020 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 68 (p.6), Moderate |
| Odisha | 19 December 2020 | 114 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 113 (p.10), Moderate |
| Punjab | 19 December 2020 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Ludhiana, S.No 75 (p.7), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 19 December 2020 | 251 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 19 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 19 December 2020 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 28 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 19 December 2020 | 158 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 52 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tripura | 19 December 2020 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19 December 2020 | 362 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Lucknow, S.No 74 (p.7), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 19 December 2020 | 337 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Siliguri, S.No 108 (p.9), Very Poor |