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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 March 2020 | 115 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of all 111 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 17 March 2020 | 167 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 17 March 2020 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 17 March 2020 | 77 | 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 March 2020 (111 cities) (published 17 Mar 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 e10968eaa5c409508c29040aba31246893edfe2bb8138a303bd7e763abe025f3. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2431
| Delhi | 17 March 2020 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 17 March 2020 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Vapi (p.9) |
| Haryana | 17 March 2020 | 113 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.1), Bhiwani (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.3), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.7), Panipat (p.7), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Jharkhand | 17 March 2020 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 17 March 2020 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.7), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.9), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 17 March 2020 | 91 | 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.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 17 March 2020 | 129 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.6), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.9), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 17 March 2020 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Punjab | 17 March 2020 | 100 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.1), Jalandhar (p.4), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.7), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 17 March 2020 | 134 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.4), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 March 2020 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Coimbatore (p.2) |
| Telangana | 17 March 2020 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 145 | 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 | 17 March 2020 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asanol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5), Siliguri (p.8) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 March 2020 | 111 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of all 111 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 17 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 17 March 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.3–8: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 17 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 17 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 17 March 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Vapi (p.9) |
| Haryana | 17 March 2020 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.1), Bhiwani (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.3), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.7), Panipat (p.7), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Jharkhand | 17 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 17 March 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.7), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.9), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 17 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.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 17 March 2020 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.6), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.9), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 17 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Punjab | 17 March 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.1), Jalandhar (p.4), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.7), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 17 March 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.4), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 March 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Coimbatore (p.2) |
| Telangana | 17 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 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 | 17 March 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asanol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5), Siliguri (p.8) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 March 2020 | 5% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 5 of all 111 city rows at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 271 (p.2), Bulandshahr 275 (p.2), Kalyan 222 (p.5), Muzaffarpur 233 (p.7), Vapi 253 (p.9) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 88) |
| Assam | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 167) |
| Bihar | 17 March 2020 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: 1 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Muzaffarpur 233 (p.7) |
| Chandigarh | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Delhi | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 157) |
| Gujarat | 17 March 2020 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vapi 253 (p.9) |
| Haryana | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 22 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 164) |
| Jharkhand | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 142) |
| Karnataka | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| Kerala | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 137) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 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 188) |
| Maharashtra | 17 March 2020 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 222 (p.5) |
| Meghalaya | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 54) |
| Punjab | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 133) |
| Rajasthan | 17 March 2020 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 271 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 80) |
| Telangana | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 67) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Bulandshahr 275 (p.2) |
| West Bengal | 17 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 147) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 March 2020 | 275 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of all 111 city rows — Bulandshahr, S.No 17 (p.2), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 109 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 17 March 2020 | 167 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 37 (p.4), Moderate |
| Bihar | 17 March 2020 | 233 | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 73 (p.7), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 17 March 2020 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 18 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 17 March 2020 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 25 (p.3), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 17 March 2020 | 253 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 106 (p.9), Poor |
| Haryana | 17 March 2020 | 164 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 30 (p.3), Moderate |
| Jharkhand | 17 March 2020 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 51 (p.5), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 17 March 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Hubballi, S.No 43 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 17 March 2020 | 137 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kochi, S.No 59 (p.5), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 188 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Dewas, S.No 26 (p.3), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 17 March 2020 | 222 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Kalyan, S.No 53 (p.5), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 17 March 2020 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 95 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 17 March 2020 | 133 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Rupnagar, S.No 92 (p.8), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 17 March 2020 | 271 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 14 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 March 2020 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 20 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 17 March 2020 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 44 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 March 2020 | 275 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 17 (p.2), Poor |
| West Bengal | 17 March 2020 | 147 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 60 (p.5), Moderate |