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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 December 2020 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 120 | 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 | 17 December 2020 | 275 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 17 December 2020 | 206 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 17 December 2020 | 76 | 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, 17 December 2020 (126 cities) (published 17 Dec 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 82b94ba659a7140966c58f01504bf19163c3cae004cf16eaeb7e8876d7978c27. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2155
| Delhi | 17 December 2020 | 256 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 17 December 2020 | 126 | 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 | 17 December 2020 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 23 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.3), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (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), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 17 December 2020 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.5), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 17 December 2020 | 82 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 199 | 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.8), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 17 December 2020 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 17 December 2020 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 17 December 2020 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 17 December 2020 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 17 December 2020 | 189 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 17 December 2020 | 97 | 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 | 17 December 2020 | 132 | 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 | 17 December 2020 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 17 December 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 17 December 2020 | 168 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 247 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 17 December 2020 | 218 | 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.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 December 2020 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 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 | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 17 December 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–8: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 17 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 | 17 December 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 23 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.3), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (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), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 17 December 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.5), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 17 December 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 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.8), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 17 December 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 17 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 17 December 2020 | 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 | 17 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.6), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 17 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 10 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 17 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.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 December 2020 | 31% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 39 of all 126 city rows at 201 or more — Agra 238 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 203 (p.2), Bhiwadi 297 (p.2), Bhopal 282 (p.2), Brajrajnagar 256 (p.2), Bulandshahr 290 (p.2), Delhi 256 (p.3), Dewas 247 (p.3), Dharuhera 312 (p.3), Faridabad 213 (p.3), Fatehabad 217 (p.4), Ghaziabad 277 (p.4), Greater Noida 283 (p.4), Gurugram 241 (p.4), Guwahati 275 (p.4), Gwalior 282 (p.4), Hisar 254 (p.4), Howrah 260 (p.4), Indore 241 (p.5), Jabalpur 271 (p.5) … and 19 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 167) |
| Assam | 17 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 275 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 17 December 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Muzaffarpur 240 (p.7), Patna 274 (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Delhi | 17 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 256 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 159) |
| Haryana | 17 December 2020 | 43% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 10 of 23 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 203 (p.2), Dharuhera 312 (p.3), Faridabad 213 (p.3), Fatehabad 217 (p.4), Gurugram 241 (p.4), Hisar 254 (p.4), Jind 225 (p.5), Narnaul 206 (p.8), Rohtak 213 (p.9), Yamunanagar 280 (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 95) |
| Kerala | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 60% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 9 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Bhopal 282 (p.2), Dewas 247 (p.3), Gwalior 282 (p.4), Indore 241 (p.5), Jabalpur 271 (p.5), Katni 262 (p.6), Pithampur 237 (p.8), Singrauli 245 (p.9), Ujjain 248 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 17 December 2020 | 22% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 2 of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Mumbai 205 (p.7), Navi Mumbai 262 (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 39) |
| Mizoram | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 40) |
| Nagaland | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 99) |
| Odisha | 17 December 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 1 of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Brajrajnagar 256 (p.2) |
| Punjab | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 129) |
| Rajasthan | 17 December 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 297 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 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 59) |
| Telangana | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| Tripura | 17 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 168) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 90% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 9 of 10 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 238 (p.1), Bulandshahr 290 (p.2), Ghaziabad 277 (p.4), Greater Noida 283 (p.4), Kanpur 218 (p.6), Meerut 222 (p.7), Moradabad 256 (p.7), Noida 267 (p.8), Varanasi 221 (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 17 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 260 (p.4), Kolkata 258 (p.6), Siliguri 303 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 December 2020 | 312 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 126 city rows — Dharuhera, S.No 32 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 167 | 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 | 17 December 2020 | 275 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 43 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 17 December 2020 | 274 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 94 (p.8), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 17 December 2020 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 17 December 2020 | 256 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 30 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 17 December 2020 | 159 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad, S.No 3 (p.1), Moderate |
| Haryana | 17 December 2020 | 312 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Dharuhera, S.No 32 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Karnataka | 17 December 2020 | 95 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 58 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 17 December 2020 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam, S.No 35 (p.3), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 282 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal, S.No 20 (p.2), Poor, Gwalior, S.No 44 (p.4), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 17 December 2020 | 262 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Navi Mumbai, S.No 88 (p.8), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 17 December 2020 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 105 (p.9), Good |
| Mizoram | 17 December 2020 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 17 December 2020 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 66 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 17 December 2020 | 256 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 21 (p.2), Poor |
| Punjab | 17 December 2020 | 129 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Khanna, S.No 64 (p.6), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 17 December 2020 | 297 | 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 | 17 December 2020 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 26 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 17 December 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 50 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tripura | 17 December 2020 | 168 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 December 2020 | 290 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 22 (p.2), Poor |
| West Bengal | 17 December 2020 | 303 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Siliguri, S.No 107 (p.9), Very Poor |