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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 December 2020 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 125 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 December 2020 | 115 | 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 | 16 December 2020 | 317 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 16 December 2020 | 249 | 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 | 16 December 2020 | 71 | 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, 16 December 2020 (125 cities) (published 16 Dec 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 ab7f416176a96b4324dcf08a07eeae1dca5c56e54b1cd17f7a9bfc39caa84074. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2156
| Delhi | 16 December 2020 | 262 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 16 December 2020 | 122 | 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 | 16 December 2020 | 159 | 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.9), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 16 December 2020 | 81 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 12 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), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 16 December 2020 | 96 | 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 | 16 December 2020 | 200 | 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 | 16 December 2020 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 16 December 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 16 December 2020 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 16 December 2020 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 16 December 2020 | 154 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 16 December 2020 | 82 | 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.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 16 December 2020 | 152 | 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 | 16 December 2020 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 16 December 2020 | 150 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 16 December 2020 | 182 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 December 2020 | 266 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, 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.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 16 December 2020 | 221 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 December 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 125 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 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 | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 16 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 | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 16 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 | 16 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.9), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 16 December 2020 | 12 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 12 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), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 16 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 | 16 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 | 16 December 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 16 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 16 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.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 16 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 | 16 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 16 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 December 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: 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.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 16 December 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 December 2020 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 36 of all 125 city rows at 201 or more — Agra 280 (p.1), Baghpat 218 (p.2), Bhiwadi 302 (p.2), Bhopal 248 (p.2), Bulandshahr 322 (p.2), Delhi 262 (p.3), Dewas 208 (p.3), Dharuhera 285 (p.3), Faridabad 222 (p.3), Ghaziabad 319 (p.4), Greater Noida 331 (p.4), Gurugram 221 (p.4), Guwahati 317 (p.4), Gwalior 292 (p.4), Hajipur 214 (p.4), Howrah 239 (p.4), Indore 218 (p.5), Jabalpur 260 (p.5), Kanpur 304 (p.5), Katni 310 (p.6), Kolkata 229 (p.6) … and 15 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 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 161) |
| Assam | 16 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 317 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 16 December 2020 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 214 (p.4), Muzaffarpur 261 (p.7), Patna 333 (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 71) |
| Delhi | 16 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 262 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 146) |
| Haryana | 16 December 2020 | 22% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 5 of 23 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Dharuhera 285 (p.3), Faridabad 222 (p.3), Gurugram 221 (p.4), Narnaul 261 (p.8), Yamunanagar 208 (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 12 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 145) |
| Kerala | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 172) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16 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 248 (p.2), Dewas 208 (p.3), Gwalior 292 (p.4), Indore 218 (p.5), Jabalpur 260 (p.5), Katni 310 (p.6), Pithampur 256 (p.8), Singrauli 318 (p.9), Ujjain 226 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 16 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 281 (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| Mizoram | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 32) |
| Nagaland | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 92) |
| Odisha | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 189) |
| Punjab | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 96) |
| Rajasthan | 16 December 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 302 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 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 69) |
| Telangana | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 150) |
| Tripura | 16 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 182) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 December 2020 | 92% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 12 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 280 (p.1), Baghpat 218 (p.2), Bulandshahr 322 (p.2), Ghaziabad 319 (p.4), Greater Noida 331 (p.4), Kanpur 304 (p.5), Lucknow 318 (p.6), Meerut 268 (p.7), Moradabad 281 (p.7), Muzaffarnagar 217 (p.7), Noida 280 (p.8), Varanasi 231 (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 16 December 2020 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Howrah 239 (p.4), Kolkata 229 (p.6), Siliguri 254 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 December 2020 | 333 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 125 city rows — Patna, S.No 94 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 December 2020 | 161 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati, S.No 7 (p.1), Moderate |
| Assam | 16 December 2020 | 317 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 43 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Bihar | 16 December 2020 | 333 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 94 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Chandigarh | 16 December 2020 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 24 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 16 December 2020 | 262 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 31 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 16 December 2020 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 121 (p.11), Moderate |
| Haryana | 16 December 2020 | 285 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Dharuhera, S.No 33 (p.3), Poor |
| Karnataka | 16 December 2020 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot, S.No 13 (p.2), Moderate |
| Kerala | 16 December 2020 | 172 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 67 (p.6), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16 December 2020 | 318 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 107 (p.9), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 16 December 2020 | 281 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Navi Mumbai, S.No 88 (p.8), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 16 December 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 104 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Mizoram | 16 December 2020 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 16 December 2020 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 65 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 16 December 2020 | 189 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 22 (p.2), Moderate |
| Punjab | 16 December 2020 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Khanna, S.No 63 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Rajasthan | 16 December 2020 | 302 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 19 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 December 2020 | 69 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 27 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 16 December 2020 | 150 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 50 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tripura | 16 December 2020 | 182 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 December 2020 | 331 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 41 (p.4), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 16 December 2020 | 254 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Siliguri, S.No 106 (p.9), Poor |