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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 March 2020 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of all 108 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9) |
| Assam | 23 March 2020 | 222 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 23 March 2020 | 167 | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Muzaffarpur (p.6), Patna (p.7) |
| Chandigarh | 23 March 2020 | 41 | 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, 23 March 2020 (108 cities) (published 23 Mar 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 e732dc84a33f2f1b3b93de216b64be3494328743a71ca3049daa2b8a6a5f2e72. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2424
| Delhi |
| 23 March 2020 |
| 124 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 23 March 2020 | 113 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.9), Vatva (p.9) |
| Haryana | 23 March 2020 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 20 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.5), Mandikhera (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.7), Panipat (p.7), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.8), Sonipat (p.8), Yamunanagar (p.9) |
| Karnataka | 23 March 2020 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.6), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.9), Yadgir (p.9) |
| Kerala | 23 March 2020 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.5), Kozhikode (p.5), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 102 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, 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.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.7), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.8), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 23 March 2020 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Mumbai (p.6), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.8), Thane (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 23 March 2020 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Odisha | 23 March 2020 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.9) |
| Punjab | 23 March 2020 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.4), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.7), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 23 March 2020 | 81 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.4), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.5), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 March 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2) |
| Telangana | 23 March 2020 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 129 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.3), Greater Noida (p.3), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.6), Muzaffarnagar (p.6), Noida (p.7), Varanasi (p.9) |
| West Bengal | 23 March 2020 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.1–5, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asanol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 March 2020 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of all 108 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9) |
| Assam | 23 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 23 March 2020 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.3–7: count of 3 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Muzaffarpur (p.6), Patna (p.7) |
| Chandigarh | 23 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 23 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 23 March 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.9), Vatva (p.9) |
| Haryana | 23 March 2020 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 20 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.5), Mandikhera (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.7), Panipat (p.7), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.8), Sonipat (p.8), Yamunanagar (p.9) |
| Karnataka | 23 March 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.6), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.9), Yadgir (p.9) |
| Kerala | 23 March 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–9: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.5), Kozhikode (p.5), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.7), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.8), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 23 March 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Mumbai (p.6), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.8), Thane (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 23 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Odisha | 23 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.9) |
| Punjab | 23 March 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.4), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.7), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 23 March 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.4), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.5), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2) |
| Telangana | 23 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.3), Greater Noida (p.3), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.6), Muzaffarnagar (p.6), Noida (p.7), Varanasi (p.9) |
| West Bengal | 23 March 2020 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–5: count of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asanol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 March 2020 | 2% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 2 of all 108 city rows at 201 or more — Guwahati 222 (p.4), Muzaffarpur 250 (p.6) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 56) |
| Assam | 23 March 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 222 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 23 March 2020 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: 1 of 3 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Muzaffarpur 250 (p.6) |
| Chandigarh | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 41) |
| Delhi | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 124) |
| Gujarat | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 130) |
| Haryana | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 20 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 130) |
| Karnataka | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 100) |
| Kerala | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 72) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 179) |
| Maharashtra | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 185) |
| Mizoram | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 50) |
| Odisha | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 89) |
| Punjab | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 97) |
| Rajasthan | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 104) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 65) |
| Telangana | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 189) |
| West Bengal | 23 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–5, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 108) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 March 2020 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of all 108 city rows — Muzaffarpur, S.No 71 (p.6), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Rajamahendravaram, S.No 86 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 23 March 2020 | 222 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 38 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 23 March 2020 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 71 (p.6), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 23 March 2020 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 20 (p.2), Good |
| Delhi | 23 March 2020 | 124 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 26 (p.3), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 23 March 2020 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Nandesari, S.No 74 (p.7), Moderate, Vapi, S.No 103 (p.9), Moderate |
| Haryana | 23 March 2020 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 31 (p.3), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 23 March 2020 | 100 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot, S.No 12 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 23 March 2020 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor, S.No 29 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 93 (p.8), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 23 March 2020 | 185 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur, S.No 21 (p.2), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 23 March 2020 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 3 (p.1), Good |
| Odisha | 23 March 2020 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 97 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 23 March 2020 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Bathinda, S.No 14 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Rajasthan | 23 March 2020 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer, S.No 4 (p.1), Moderate |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 March 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 22 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 23 March 2020 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 44 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 March 2020 | 189 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 19 (p.2), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 23 March 2020 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–5, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 57 (p.5), Moderate |