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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 March 2020 | 122 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of all 105 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 70 | 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 | 2 March 2020 | 235 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.3) |
| Bihar | 2 March 2020 | 181 | 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 | 2 March 2020 | 68 | 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, 2 March 2020 (105 cities) (published 2 Mar 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 991246c47fb164a4647478410de55c74857d1d3c3c9989ad0cc8910d78a55149. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2453
| Delhi |
| 2 March 2020 |
| 205 |
| AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.2) |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2020 | 152 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.9) |
| Haryana | 2 March 2020 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, 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.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) |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2020 | 214 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2020 | 81 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Vijayapura (p.9), Yadgir (p.9) |
| Kerala | 2 March 2020 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.5), Kozhikode (p.5), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.3), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.7), Ratlam (p.8), Singrauli (p.8), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2020 | 114 | AQI bulletin p.2–8, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.6), Nagpur (p.6), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.7), Solapur (p.8), Thane (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2020 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Odisha | 2 March 2020 | 199 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.8) |
| Punjab | 2 March 2020 | 79 | 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 | 2 March 2020 | 115 | 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.4), Kota (p.5), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2020 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Coimbatore (p.2) |
| Telangana | 2 March 2020 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 162 | 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 | 2 March 2020 | 195 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5), Siliguri (p.8) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 March 2020 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of all 105 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 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 | 2 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.3) |
| Bihar | 2 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 | 2 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 2 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.2) |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2020 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.9) |
| Haryana | 2 March 2020 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: 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.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) |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 6 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Vijayapura (p.9), Yadgir (p.9) |
| Kerala | 2 March 2020 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.3–9: count of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.5), Kozhikode (p.5), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.3), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.7), Ratlam (p.8), Singrauli (p.8), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.2–8: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.6), Nagpur (p.6), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.7), Solapur (p.8), Thane (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Odisha | 2 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.8) |
| Punjab | 2 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 | 2 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.4), Kota (p.5), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Coimbatore (p.2) |
| Telangana | 2 March 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 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 | 2 March 2020 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.4–8: count of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5), Siliguri (p.8) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 March 2020 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 15 of all 105 city rows at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 212 (p.1), Ballabgarh 210 (p.1), Bhiwadi 252 (p.2), Bulandshahr 202 (p.2), Delhi 205 (p.2), Faridabad 240 (p.3), Ghaziabad 256 (p.3), Guwahati 235 (p.3), Howrah 224 (p.4), Jorapokhar 214 (p.4), Kalyan 233 (p.5), Kolkata 217 (p.5), Muzaffarpur 236 (p.6), Noida 213 (p.7), Vapi 203 (p.9) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 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 78) |
| Assam | 2 March 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 235 (p.3) |
| Bihar | 2 March 2020 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: 1 of 3 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Muzaffarpur 236 (p.6) |
| Chandigarh | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 68) |
| Delhi | 2 March 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 205 (p.2) |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2020 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vapi 203 (p.9) |
| Haryana | 2 March 2020 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 3 of 22 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 212 (p.1), Ballabgarh 210 (p.1), Faridabad 240 (p.3) |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more — Jorapokhar 214 (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 128) |
| Kerala | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 103) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 183) |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2020 | 11% | AQI bulletin p.2–8, Index Value column: 1 of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 233 (p.5) |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 57) |
| Odisha | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 199) |
| Punjab | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| Rajasthan | 2 March 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 252 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 89) |
| Telangana | 2 March 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 97) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 27% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 3 of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Bulandshahr 202 (p.2), Ghaziabad 256 (p.3), Noida 213 (p.7) |
| West Bengal | 2 March 2020 | 67% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 2 of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Howrah 224 (p.4), Kolkata 217 (p.5) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 March 2020 | 256 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of all 105 city rows — Ghaziabad, S.No 32 (p.3), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Rajamahendravaram, S.No 85 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 2 March 2020 | 235 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 35 (p.3), Poor |
| Bihar | 2 March 2020 | 236 | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 71 (p.6), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 2 March 2020 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 18 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 2 March 2020 | 205 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 24 (p.2), Poor |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2020 | 203 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 101 (p.9), Poor |
| Haryana | 2 March 2020 | 240 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 28 (p.3), Poor |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2020 | 214 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 48 (p.4), Poor |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2020 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru, S.No 13 (p.2), Moderate |
| Kerala | 2 March 2020 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Kochi, S.No 56 (p.5), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 183 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Indore, S.No 42 (p.4), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2020 | 233 | AQI bulletin p.2–8, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Kalyan, S.No 50 (p.5), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2020 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 89 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 2 March 2020 | 199 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 95 (p.8), Moderate |
| Punjab | 2 March 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Rupnagar, S.No 88 (p.8), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 2 March 2020 | 252 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 14 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2020 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 20 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 2 March 2020 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 41 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 March 2020 | 256 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Ghaziabad, S.No 32 (p.3), Poor |
| West Bengal | 2 March 2020 | 224 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 39 (p.4), Poor |