Lok Sabha Question No. 1275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 1275

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## Air Pollution

## 1275. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  cities  in  the  country  with  hazardous  levels  of  air  pollution  and particulate matter, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of air pollution quality monitoring centres in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the principal causes behind hazardous levels of air pollution and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has considered introducing the polluter pays principle and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b)Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  is  monitoring  ambient  air  quality  in 691 locations covering 303 cities/towns in 29 States and 6 Union Territories across the country under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). As per the data,  the  number  of  cities  where  monitored  values  are  exceeding  National  Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) during 2016 is 21 for NO2, 195 for PM10 and 31 for PM2.5. The ambient air quality data for 2016 is given in Annexure - I .
- (c) On the basis of various studies; emissions from industries, vehicles, construction and demolition, biomass burning, municipal solid waste burning, coal and flyash, and soil and road dust have been identified as the principal causes behind increased levels of air pollution in the country.
- (d) Government has laid down standards related to emissions/effluent and polluters are required to undertake measures for achieving these standards.  Besides, in some cases such as Delhi, Environment Compensation charges (ECC) has been imposed on the Light  and  heavy  duty  commercial  vehicles  entering  Delhi  from  November  1,  2015 and the amount so collected is to be exclusively used for augmenting public transport and  improving  roads,  particularly  for  most  vulnerable  users,  that  is,  cyclists  and pedestrians. Similarly, 1% Environmental Protection Charge (EPC) has been imposed on diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2000 cc and above, which has to be paid by all manufactures of Delhi / NCR.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1275 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 09.02.2018 REGARDING "AIR POLLUTION" RAISED BY DR. KIRTI P. SOLANKI, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Annexure - I

## Ambient air quality in cities of the country during 2016

| State                | City           | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                      |                | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Anantapur      | 5                                       | 13                                      | 85                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Chitoor        | 6                                       | 27                                      | 62                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Eluru          | 5                                       | 30                                      | 70                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Guntur         | 5                                       | 29                                      | 88                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Kadapa         | 7                                       | 15                                      | 68                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Kakinada       | 8                                       | 18                                      | 64                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Kurnool        | 5                                       | 11                                      | 69                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Nellore        | 5                                       | 28                                      | 66                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Prakasam       | 5                                       | 29                                      | 65                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Rajahmundry    | 8                                       | 18                                      | 64                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Srikakulam     | 9                                       | 20                                      | 71                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Tirupati       | 6                                       | 12                                      | 59                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Vijaywada      | 6                                       | 44                                      | 102                                     | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Vishakhapatnam | 8                                       | 18                                      | 77                                      | -                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Vizianagaram   | 9                                       | 21                                      | 85                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Bongaigaon     | 6                                       | 13                                      | 55                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Daranga        | 7                                       | 14                                      | 71                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Dibrugarh      | 8                                       | 17                                      | 81                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Golaghat       | 7                                       | 14                                      | 83                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Guwahati       | 8                                       | 17                                      | 105                                     | -                                       |
| Assam                | Lakhimpur      | 8                                       | 16                                      | 84                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Margherita     | 8                                       | 17                                      | 76                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Nagaon         | 7                                       | 15                                      | 111                                     | -                                       |
| Assam                | Nalbari        | 7                                       | 17                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
| Assam                | Sibsagar       | 8                                       | 13                                      | 75                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Silchar        | 6                                       | 13                                      | 58                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Tezpur         | 8                                       | 17                                      | 68                                      | -                                       |
| Assam                | Tinsukia       | 8                                       | 16                                      | 80                                      | -                                       |
| Bihar                | Patna          | 4                                       | 32                                      | 212                                     | -                                       |
| Chandigarh           | Chandigarh     | 2                                       | 21                                      | 105                                     | 123                                     |
| Chattisgarh          | Bhillai        | 9                                       | 23                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
| Chattisgarh          | Bilaspur       | 5                                       | 21                                      | 97                                      | -                                       |
| Chattisgarh          | Korba          | 12                                      | 19                                      | 58                                      | -                                       |
| Chattisgarh          | Raipur         | 12                                      | 31                                      | 148                                     | -                                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Silvassa       | 21                                      | 32                                      | 37                                      | 73                                      |
| Daman & Diu          | Daman          | 19                                      | 29                                      | 34                                      | 68                                      |
| Delhi                | Delhi          | 7                                       | 66                                      | 278                                     | 118                                     |
| Goa                  | Amona          | 5                                       | 11                                      | 72                                      | 25                                      |

| State    | City                | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|          |                     | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|          | (Bicholim)          |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |
|          | Assanora (Bardez)   | 5                                       | 11                                      | 62                                      | 21                                      |
|          | Bicholim (Bicholim) | 5                                       | 12                                      | 70                                      | 25                                      |
|          | Codli (Sanguem)     | 5                                       | 11                                      | 64                                      | 24                                      |
|          | Cuncolim (Salcete)  | 10                                      | 15                                      | 67                                      | 35                                      |
|          | Curchorem (Quepem)  | 6                                       | 11                                      | 49                                      | 21                                      |
|          | Honda (Satari)      | 5                                       | 10                                      | 65                                      | 22                                      |
|          | Kundaim (Ponda)     | 5                                       | 10                                      | 62                                      | 21                                      |
|          | Mapusa (Bardez)     | 3                                       | 11                                      | 117                                     | 33                                      |
|          | Margao (Salcete)    | 5                                       | 11                                      | 69                                      | 24                                      |
|          | Mormugao (Mormugao) | 5                                       | 8                                       | 115                                     | 44                                      |
|          | Panaji (Tiswadi)    | 4                                       | 11                                      | 68                                      | 70                                      |
|          | Ponda (Ponda)       | 5                                       | 11                                      | 68                                      | 22                                      |
|          | Sanguem (Sanguem)   | 6                                       | 11                                      | 44                                      | 20                                      |
|          | Tilamol (Quepem)    | 6                                       | 11                                      | 46                                      | 21                                      |
|          | Tuem (Pernem)       | 4                                       | 9                                       | 61                                      | 19                                      |
|          | Usgao (Ponda)       | 5                                       | 11                                      | 64                                      | 21                                      |
|          | Vasco (Mormugao)    | 5                                       | 11                                      | 90                                      | 67                                      |
| Gujarat  | Ahmedabad           | 14                                      | 28                                      | 108                                     | 34                                      |
|          | Anklesvar           | 12                                      | 21                                      | 104                                     | 32                                      |
|          | Jamnagar            | 13                                      | 24                                      | 92                                      | 29                                      |
|          | Rajkot              | 13                                      | 21                                      | 92                                      | 32                                      |
|          | Surat               | 13                                      | 22                                      | 92                                      | 31                                      |
|          | Vadodara            | 14                                      | 24                                      | 93                                      | 30                                      |
|          | Vapi                | 13                                      | 24                                      | 104                                     | 33                                      |
| Himachal | Baddi               | 2                                       | 21                                      | 90                                      | -                                       |
| Pradesh  | Damtal              | 2                                       | 11                                      | 84                                      | -                                       |
|          | Dharamshala         | 2                                       | 8                                       | 41                                      | -                                       |
|          | Kala Amb            | 3                                       | 14                                      | 128                                     | -                                       |
|          | Manali              | 2                                       | 8                                       | 52                                      | -                                       |
|          | Nalagarh            | 2                                       | 22                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
|          | Paonta Sahib        | 2                                       | 12                                      | 101                                     | -                                       |
|          | Parwanoo            | 2                                       | 10                                      | 69                                      | -                                       |
|          | Shimla              | 4                                       | 17                                      | 54                                      | -                                       |
|          | Sunder Nagar        | 2                                       | 11                                      | 92                                      | -                                       |
|          | Una                 | 2                                       | 5                                       | 69                                      | -                                       |

| State           | City                | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                 |                     | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu               | 4                                       | 17                                      | 131                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand       | Dhanbad             | 15                                      | 37                                      | 226                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand       | Jamshedpur          | 36                                      | 45                                      | 136                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand       | Jharia              | 16                                      | 38                                      | 280                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand       | Ranchi              | 20                                      | 37                                      | 196                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand       | Saraikela Kharsawan | 37                                      | 47                                      | 143                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand       | Sindri              | 13                                      | 34                                      | 143                                     | -                                       |
| Jharkhand       | West Singhbhum      | 16                                      | 22                                      | 93                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Bagalkote           | 2                                       | 11                                      | 59                                      | 24                                      |
| Karnataka       | Bangalore           | 3                                       | 31                                      | 103                                     | 51                                      |
| Karnataka       | Belgaum             | 2                                       | 16                                      | 112                                     | 38                                      |
| Karnataka       | Bijapur             | 2                                       | 12                                      | 93                                      | 40                                      |
| Karnataka       | Chitradurga         | 3                                       | 20                                      | 41                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Devanagere          | 4                                       | 8                                       | 94                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Gulburga            | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | 59                                      |
| Karnataka       | Hassan              | 6                                       | 19                                      | 26                                      |                                         |
| Karnataka       | Hubli-Dharwad       | 5                                       | 20                                      | 84                                      | 35                                      |
| Karnataka       | Karwar              | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Kolar               | 2                                       | 26                                      | 62                                      | 33                                      |
| Karnataka       | Mandya              | 3                                       | 20                                      | 20                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Mangalore           | 7                                       | 9                                       | 40                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Mysore              | 3                                       | 20                                      | 47                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Raichur             | 5                                       | 14                                      | 83                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Shimaga             | 3                                       | 6                                       | 42                                      | -                                       |
| Karnataka       | Timukuru            | 2                                       | 35                                      | 136                                     | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Alappuzha           | 2                                       | 5                                       | 42                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Kochi               | 2                                       | 20                                      | 48                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Kollam              | 4                                       | 8                                       | 46                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Kottayam            | 4                                       | 17                                      | 54                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Kozhikode           | 2                                       | 18                                      | 51                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Malapuram           | 2                                       | 17                                      | 37                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Palakkad            | 2                                       | 9                                       | 41                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Pathanamthitta      | 2                                       | 15                                      | 26                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Thiruvananthap uram | 10                                      | 25                                      | 53                                      | -                                       |
| Kerala          | Wayanad             | 2                                       | 5                                       | 39                                      | -                                       |
| Lakshwadeep     | Kavaratti           | -                                       |                                         | 30                                      | -                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh  | Amlai               | 17                                      | - 22                                    | 73                                      | 27                                      |
|                 | Bhopal              | 3                                       | 15                                      | 89                                      | 27                                      |
|                 | Chhindwara          | 9                                       | 31                                      | 80                                      | 52                                      |
|                 | Dewas               | 16                                      | 22                                      | 89                                      |                                         |
|                 | Gwalior             | 10                                      | 14                                      | 96                                      | 52                                      |
|                 | Indore              | 11                                      | 20                                      | 95                                      | 53                                      |

| State       | City                 | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|-------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|             |                      | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|             | Jabalpur             | 10                                      | 23                                      | 71                                      | 32                                      |
|             | Katni                | -                                       | -                                       | 68                                      | 44                                      |
|             | Nagda                | 19                                      | 22                                      | 64                                      | 32                                      |
|             | Prithampur           | 9                                       | 19                                      | 93                                      | 42                                      |
|             | Sagar                | 2                                       | 12                                      | 79                                      | 30                                      |
|             | Satna                | 3                                       | 6                                       | 71                                      | 31                                      |
|             | Singrauli            | 18                                      | 24                                      | 82                                      | 42                                      |
|             | Ujjain               | 13                                      | 16                                      | 90                                      | 43                                      |
| Maharashtra | Akola                | 8                                       | 9                                       | 126                                     | -                                       |
|             | Amravati             | 12                                      | 13                                      | 100                                     | -                                       |
|             | Aurangabad           | 14                                      | 39                                      | 92                                      | -                                       |
|             | Badlapur             | 25                                      | 72                                      | 125                                     | -                                       |
|             | Bhiwandi             | 33                                      | 45                                      | 67                                      | -                                       |
|             | Chandrapur           | 5                                       | 26                                      | 111                                     | -                                       |
|             | Dombivali/Ambe rnath | 26                                      | 76                                      | 128                                     | -                                       |
|             | Jalgaon              | 13                                      | 35                                      | 103                                     | -                                       |
|             | Jalna                | 12                                      | 31                                      | 109                                     | -                                       |
|             | Kolhapur             | 21                                      | 39                                      | 96                                      | -                                       |
|             | Latur                | 5                                       | 18                                      | 81                                      | -                                       |
|             | Mumbai               | 6                                       | 30                                      | 119                                     | -                                       |
|             | Nagpur               | 16                                      | 26                                      | 118                                     | -                                       |
|             | Nanded               | 49                                      | 48                                      | 161                                     | -                                       |
|             | Nashik               | 13                                      | 27                                      | 85                                      | -                                       |
|             | Navi Mumbai          | 19                                      | 46                                      | 118                                     | -                                       |
|             | Pimpri- Chinchwad    | 32                                      | 71                                      | 105                                     | -                                       |
|             | Pune                 | 28                                      | 78                                      | 107                                     | -                                       |
|             | Roha                 | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
|             | Sangli               | 10                                      | 39                                      | 83                                      | -                                       |
|             | Solapur              | 13                                      | 35                                      | 74                                      | -                                       |
|             | Tarapur              | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
|             | Thane                | 18                                      | 60                                      | 122                                     | -                                       |
|             | Ulhasnagar           | 26                                      | 71                                      | 118                                     | -                                       |
| Manipur     | Imphal               | -                                       | -                                       | 29                                      | -                                       |
| Meghalaya   | Byrnihat             | 42                                      | 17                                      | 175                                     | -                                       |
|             | Dawki                | 2                                       | 11                                      | 35                                      | -                                       |
|             | Khliehriat           | 2                                       | 10                                      | 47                                      | -                                       |
|             | Nongstoin            | 2                                       | 11                                      | 33                                      | -                                       |
|             | Shillong             | 2                                       | 14                                      | 55                                      | -                                       |
|             | Tura                 | 2                                       | 9                                       | 31                                      | -                                       |
|             | Umiam                | 2                                       | 14                                      | 108                                     | -                                       |
| Mizoram     | Aizawl               | 2                                       | 7                                       | 60                                      | -                                       |
|             | Champhai             | 2                                       | 4                                       | 29                                      | -                                       |
|             | Kolasib              | 2                                       | 5                                       | 30                                      | -                                       |
|             | Lunglei              | 2                                       | 4                                       | 33                                      | -                                       |
| Nagaland    | Dimapur              | 2                                       | 11                                      | 121                                     | -                                       |

| State      | City                | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|            |                     | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|            | Kohima              | 2                                       | 5                                       | 90                                      | -                                       |
| Odisha     | Angul               | 8                                       | 23                                      | 97                                      | -                                       |
| Odisha     | Balasore            | 4                                       | 12                                      | 85                                      | 47                                      |
| Odisha     | Berhampur           | 2                                       | 19                                      | 58                                      | 36                                      |
| Odisha     | Bhubneshwar         | 2                                       | 20                                      | 105                                     | 36                                      |
| Odisha     | Cuttack             | 3                                       | 30                                      | 81                                      | 42                                      |
| Odisha     | Jharsuguda          | 13                                      | 20                                      | 87                                      | 48                                      |
| Odisha     | Kalinga Nagar       | 2                                       | 9                                       | 113                                     | 46                                      |
| Odisha     | Konark              | 2                                       | 13                                      | 95                                      | 41                                      |
| Odisha     | Paradeep            | 22                                      | 13                                      | 111                                     | 41                                      |
| Odisha     | Puri                | 2                                       | 14                                      | 94                                      | 30                                      |
| Odisha     | Rayagada            | 4                                       | 21                                      | 59                                      | 33                                      |
| Odisha     | Rourkela            | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       |
| Odisha     | Sambalpur           | 4                                       | 17                                      | 79                                      | 51                                      |
|            | Talcher             | 10                                      | 24                                      | 105                                     | 51                                      |
| Puducherry | Karaikal            | 12                                      | 10                                      | 38                                      | -                                       |
|            | Puducherry          | 6                                       | 14                                      | 40                                      | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Amritsar            | 12                                      | 29 -                                    | 194 -                                   | - -                                     |
| Punjab     | Batala              | -                                       |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| Punjab     | Bhatinda            | 5                                       | 14                                      | 121                                     | - -                                     |
| Punjab     | Dera Bassi          | 5                                       | 12                                      | 98                                      |                                         |
| Punjab     | Faridkot            | 5 7                                     | 12                                      | 104 124                                 | - -                                     |
| Punjab     | Gobindgarh          | -                                       | 34                                      | -                                       | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Hoshiarpur          | 13                                      | - 23                                    | 186                                     | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Jalandhar           | 9                                       | 19                                      | 114                                     | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Khanna              |                                         |                                         | 139                                     | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Ludhiana            | 11                                      | 25                                      |                                         |                                         |
| Punjab     | Naya Nangal         | 5                                       | 12                                      | 91                                      | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Pathankot/Dera Baba | 8                                       | 14                                      | 89                                      | -                                       |
| Punjab     | Patiala Sangrur     | 5 5                                     | 13 13                                   | 106 90                                  | - -                                     |
| Rajasthan  | Alwar               | 8                                       | 32                                      | 144                                     | -                                       |
| Rajasthan  | Bharatpur           | 9                                       | 30                                      | 159                                     | -                                       |
| Rajasthan  | Bhiwadi             | 8                                       | 28                                      | 264                                     | -                                       |
| Rajasthan  | Jaipur              | 8                                       | 33                                      | 199                                     | -                                       |
| Rajasthan  | Jodhpur             | 6                                       | 23                                      | 168                                     | -                                       |
| Rajasthan  | Kota                | 7                                       | 30                                      | 109                                     | -                                       |
|            | Udaipur             | 6                                       | 32                                      | 138                                     | -                                       |
| Sikkim     | Chungthang          | 9                                       | 8                                       | 26                                      | -                                       |
| Sikkim     | Gangtok             | 12                                      | 28                                      | 28                                      | -                                       |
| Sikkim     | Mangan              | 8                                       | 6                                       | 20                                      | -                                       |
| Sikkim     | Namchi              | 12                                      | 5                                       | 23                                      | -                                       |
| Sikkim     | Pelling             | 13                                      | 9                                       | 20                                      | -                                       |
| Sikkim     | Rangpo Ravangla     | 17 10                                   | 9 8                                     | 54 22                                   | - -                                     |
| Sikkim     | Singtam             | 14                                      | 9                                       | 44                                      | -                                       |

| State         | City        | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|---------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|               |             | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
| Tamilnadu     | Chennai     | 10                                      | 18                                      | 65                                      | 25                                      |
| Tamilnadu     | Coimbatore  | 6                                       | 24                                      | 59                                      | 35                                      |
| Tamilnadu     | Cuddalore   | 12                                      | 17                                      | 48                                      | 35                                      |
| Tamilnadu     | Madurai     | 15                                      | 24                                      | 76                                      | 38                                      |
| Tamilnadu     | Mettur      | 7                                       | 21                                      | 53                                      | 33                                      |
| Tamilnadu     | Salem       | 7                                       | 25                                      | 51                                      | 20                                      |
| Tamilnadu     | Trichy      | 12                                      | 20                                      | 95                                      | 27                                      |
| Tamilnadu     | Tuticorin   | 14                                      | 22                                      | 175                                     | -                                       |
| Telangana     | Adilabad    | 5                                       | 19                                      | 63                                      | 32                                      |
| Telangana     | Hydrabad    | 5                                       | 27                                      | 101                                     | 58                                      |
| Telangana     | Karimnagar  | 7                                       | 24                                      | 60                                      | -                                       |
| Telangana     | Khammam     | 7                                       | 21                                      | 55                                      | -                                       |
| Telangana     | Kothur      | 9                                       | 32                                      | 78                                      | -                                       |
| Telangana     | Nalgonda    | 6                                       | 26                                      | 61                                      | 35                                      |
| Telangana     | Nizamabad   | 5                                       | 19                                      | 63                                      | 31                                      |
| Telangana     | Patencheru  | 6                                       | 25                                      | 78                                      | 38                                      |
| Telangana     | Ramagundam  | 8                                       | 8                                       | 69                                      | -                                       |
| Telangana     | Sangareddy  | 5                                       | 24                                      | 70                                      | 31                                      |
| Telangana     | Warangal    | 7                                       | 23                                      | 70                                      |                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra        | 5                                       | 22                                      | 198                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad   | 4                                       | 37                                      | 196                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Anpara      | 19                                      | 29                                      | 132                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bareily     | 12                                      | 22                                      | 253                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Firozabad   | 9                                       | 33                                      | 223                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gajraula    | 20                                      | 33                                      | 193                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad   | 15                                      | 28                                      | 235                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gorakpur    | 18                                      | 35                                      | 154                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi      | 7                                       | 21                                      | 116                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur      | 7                                       | 39                                      | 217                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Khurja      | 22                                      | 21                                      | 216                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow     | 8                                       | 27                                      | 214                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Mathura     | 11                                      | 29                                      | 171                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut      | 7                                       | 55                                      | 157                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad   | 18                                      | 31                                      | 196                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Noida       | 8                                       | 33                                      | 176                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli   | 11                                      | 17                                      | 141                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Saharanpur  | 15                                      | 25                                      | 218                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Unnao       | 10                                      | 28                                      | 119                                     | -                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi    | 11                                      | 32                                      | 256                                     | -                                       |
| Uttarakhand   | Dehradun    | 26                                      | 29                                      | 241                                     | -                                       |
| Uttarakhand   | Haldwani    | -                                       | -                                       | 128                                     | -                                       |
| Uttarakhand   | Haridwar    | 25                                      | 28                                      | 129                                     | -                                       |
| Uttarakhand   | Kashipur    | -                                       | -                                       | 126                                     | -                                       |
| Uttarakhand   | Rishikesh   | 23                                      | 27                                      | 119                                     | -                                       |
| Uttarakhand   | Rudrapur    | -                                       | -                                       | 142                                     | -                                       |
| West Bengal   | Asansol     | 13                                      | 42                                      | 211                                     | 88                                      |
|               | Barrackpore | 8                                       | 55                                      | 106                                     | 59                                      |

| State          | City           | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   | Annual average concentration in µg/m3   |
|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                |                | SO2                                     | NO2                                     | PM10                                    | PM2.5                                   |
|                | Durgapur       | 13                                      | 41                                      | 196                                     | 74                                      |
|                | Haldia         | 18                                      | 42                                      | 103                                     | 42                                      |
|                | Howrah         | 10                                      | 59                                      | 119                                     | 67                                      |
|                | Kolkata        | 4                                       | 49                                      | 113                                     | 70                                      |
|                | Raniganj       | 13                                      | 42                                      | 217                                     | -                                       |
|                | Sankrail       | 7                                       | 40                                      | 88                                      | -                                       |
|                | South Suburban | 4                                       | 38                                      | 113                                     | -                                       |
| 29 states 7UTs | 273 cities     |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |

NB. Alwar in Rajasthan (Aravali Hills), Agra, Firozabad, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh (Taj-Trapezium), Dehradun in Uttarakhand (Doon valley) are cities in Ecologically sensitive area. The rest fall under residential  / industrial / rural / other areas

NAAQS  (annual):  SO2=50 µg/m3,  NO2=40 µg/m3r,  PM10=60 µg/m3, PM2.5=40 µg/m3 (residential    /  industrial  /  rural  /  other  areas)  and  SO2=20  µg/m3,    NO2=30  µg/m3,  PM10=60 µg/m3,  PM2.5=40 µg/m3 (Ecologically sensitive area)

NAAQS  (24-hourly):  SO2=80  µg/m3,  NO2=80  µg/m3r,  PM10=60  µg/m3,  PM2.5=60  µg/m3 (residential / industrial / rural / other areas and Ecologically sensitive area)