Lok Sabha Question No. 2937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Pollution Standards
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 2937

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## Pollution Standards

## 2937.   DR.PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH: SHRI BADRUDDINAJMAL:

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

- (a) whether the  Government or any  of  its  agencies  are  conducting  periodic  test  on  the level of pollution in various cities of the country including Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last four years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed pollution standard for cities in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to make the cities pollution free in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The ambient air quality is being monitored at 703 ambient air quality  monitoring  stations  covering  307  cities/towns  in  29  States  including  Odisha and 6 Union Territories under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). Under  NAMP,  three  air  pollutants  viz.,  Sulphur  Dioxide  (SO2),  Nitrogen  Dioxide (NO2) and Particulate Matter size equal to or less than 10 micron (PM10) are being monitored  at  all  the  locations.  Under  NAMP,  there  are  38  air  quality  monitoring stations covering 14 cities in Odisha. Ambient air quality data of different cities of the country including Odisha during 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 with respect to SO2, NO2 and PM10 is attached at Annexure-I.

Nationwide  water  quality  monitoring  is  carried  out  under  National  Water Quality  Monitoring  Programme  (NWMP)  at  3500  locations  including  surface  and ground water.

Based on assessment of water quality of rivers carried out during Year 2017, 317 polluted river stretches on 293 rivers were identified with respect to indicator of organic  pollution  i.e.  Biochemical  Oxygen  Demand  (BOD)  and  Fecal  Coliform Bacteria (FC) throughout the country. 659 towns were identified as polluting sources along the respective river stretches out of which 35 are metropolitan cities ( Annexure-II ).

- (c) &  (d)The  revised  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards  (NAAQS)  have  been notified  in  2009.  The  NAAQS  is  given  in Annexure  III .  Primary  Water  Quality Criteria limits notified under E (P) Rules, 1986 is applicable for all the water bodies in the country. Primary Water Quality Criteria is given in Annexure IV .
- (e) The  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to  address  air  pollution  which  inter  alia, include  notification  of  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards;  setting  up  of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality; introduction of cleaner / alternate  fuels  like  gaseous  fuel  (CNG,  LPG  etc.),  ethanol  blending,  launching  of National Air Quality index; universalization of BS-IV since 2017; leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards by 1st April, 2020; notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules; banning of burning of biomass; promotion of public  transport  network;  streamlining  the  issuance  of  Pollution  Under  Control Certificate;  issuance  of  directions  under  Section  18(1)(b)  of  Air  (Prevention  and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; etc.

The Government has taken several steps to address water pollution which inter alia,  include  notification  of  'Sewage  Discharge  Standards  for  STPs'  under  the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986; issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of  Water(Prevention and Control  of Pollution) Act, 1974 to State Pollution Control Boards  (SPCBs)/  Pollution  Control  Committees  (PCCs)  regarding  treatment  & utilization  of  sewage;  issuance  of  directions  under  Section  5  of  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 regarding 'Treatment and Utilization of Sewage for Restoration of Water Quality of River' to Municipal Corporations of 46 Metropolitan Cities  and  20  State  Capitals;  issuance  of  directions  to  implement  'Zero  Liquid Discharge' for various industrial sectors for protection of water quality of rivers and streams;  Common  Effluent  Treatment  Plants  (CETPs)  for  clusters  of  Small  Scale Industrial  units;  continuous  water  quality  monitoring  system  for  getting  real  time information on the effluent quality through installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; etc.

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## Ambient Air Quality in cities during 2013

| State          | City                         | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State          | City                         | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chitoor                      | 4                                        | 9                                        | 51                                       |
|                | Guntur                       | 4                                        | 17                                       | 75                                       |
|                | Hyderabad                    | 5                                        | 24                                       | 90                                       |
|                | Khammam                      | 5                                        | 17                                       | 62                                       |
|                | Kakinada                     | 13                                       | 19                                       | 59                                       |
|                | Anatapur                     | 4                                        | 13                                       | 70                                       |
|                | Kadapa                       | 5                                        | 10                                       | 70                                       |
|                | Karimnagar                   | 7                                        | 12                                       | 65                                       |
|                | Nalgonda                     | 4                                        | 16                                       | 76                                       |
|                | Adilabad District            | 5                                        | 14                                       | 61                                       |
|                | nizamabad                    | 5                                        | 12                                       | 56                                       |
|                | Prakasam                     | 4                                        | 17                                       | 64                                       |
|                | Rajahmundry                  | 11                                       | 17                                       | 68                                       |
|                | Gaddapotharam Medak District | 9                                        | 17                                       | 118                                      |
|                | Srikakulam                   | 11                                       | 16                                       | 76                                       |
|                | Vizianagaram                 | 13                                       | 19                                       | 63                                       |
|                | Kurnool                      | 4                                        | 10                                       | 76                                       |
|                | Nellore                      | 5                                        | 17                                       | 62                                       |
|                | Eluru                        | 6                                        | 15                                       | 115                                      |
|                | Patencheru                   | 6                                        | 24                                       | 91                                       |
|                | Ramagundam                   | 10                                       | 15                                       | 84                                       |
|                | Tirupati                     | 4                                        | 9                                        | 44                                       |
|                | Vijaywada                    | 5                                        | 19                                       | 104                                      |
|                | Warangal                     | 7                                        | 13                                       | 49                                       |
|                | Vishakhapatnam               | 13                                       | 18                                       | 67                                       |
|                | Bongaigaon                   | 7                                        | 14                                       | 45                                       |
| Assam          | Daranga                      | 6                                        | 14                                       | 98                                       |
|                | Dibrugarh                    | 7                                        | 15                                       | 99                                       |

## Annexure I

| State               | City              | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State               | City              | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|                     | Golaghat          | 7                                        | 16                                       | 101                                      |
|                     | Guwahati          | 7                                        | 16                                       | 147                                      |
|                     | Margherita        | 7                                        | 15                                       | 77                                       |
|                     | Lakhimpur         | 7                                        | 16                                       | 121                                      |
|                     | Nagaon            | 7                                        | 15                                       | 132                                      |
|                     | Nalbari           | 7                                        | 17                                       | 140                                      |
|                     | Sibsagar          | 7                                        | 15                                       | 120                                      |
|                     | Silchar           | 7                                        | 17                                       | 135                                      |
|                     | Tezpur            | 7                                        | 14                                       | 120                                      |
|                     | Tinsukia          | 6                                        | 14                                       | 99                                       |
| Chandigarh          | Chandigarh        | 2                                        | 28                                       | 101                                      |
|                     | Bilaspur          | 5                                        | 22                                       | 115                                      |
|                     | Bhillai           | 8                                        | 22                                       | 102                                      |
| Chattisgarh         | Korba             | 12                                       | 19                                       | 77                                       |
|                     | Raipur            | 15                                       | 41                                       | 305                                      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | Silvassa          | 8                                        | 21                                       | 44                                       |
| Daman &Diu          | Daman             | 8                                        | 20                                       | 44                                       |
| Delhi               | Delhi             | 4                                        | 66                                       | 221                                      |
|                     | Panaji            | 7                                        | 10                                       | 46                                       |
|                     | Marmagao          | 6                                        | 12                                       | 60                                       |
|                     | Vasco             | 7                                        | 11                                       | 49                                       |
|                     | Curchorem         | 7                                        | 13                                       | 54                                       |
|                     | Codli             | 7                                        | 12                                       | 48                                       |
|                     | Honda             | 7                                        | 12                                       | 54                                       |
|                     | Bicholim          | 7                                        | 12                                       | 57                                       |
| Goa                 | Amona             | 7                                        | 12                                       | 55                                       |
|                     | Assanora          | 7                                        | 12                                       | 54                                       |
|                     | Usgao             | 6                                        | 12                                       | 54                                       |
|                     | Margao            | 6                                        | 12                                       | 60                                       |
|                     | Tilamol           | 7                                        | 12                                       | 53                                       |
|                     | Mapusa            | 10                                       | 12 12                                    | 60                                       |
|                     | Sanguem           | 7                                        |                                          | 46                                       |
|                     | Ponda             | 6                                        | 12 13                                    | 50 54                                    |
|                     | Kundaim Ahmedabad | 7 12                                     | 17                                       | 79                                       |
|                     | Anklesvar         | 14                                       | 21                                       | 86                                       |
|                     | Jamnagar          | 12                                       | 19                                       | 90                                       |
| Gujarat             | Rajkot            | 12                                       | 17                                       | 87                                       |
|                     | Surat             | 13                                       | 20                                       | 88                                       |
|                     | Vadodara          | 14                                       | 19                                       | 89                                       |
|                     | Vapi              | 13                                       | 20                                       | 93                                       |
| Haryana             | Faridabad         | 12                                       | 26                                       | 196                                      |
|                     | Hissar            | 6                                        | 9                                        | 97                                       |
|                     | Yamunanagar       | 10                                       | 23                                       | 153                                      |
|                     | Baddi             | 2                                        | 27                                       | 118                                      |
|                     | Damtal            | 2 2                                      | 11 15                                    | 85 142                                   |
|                     | Kala Amb          | 2                                        | 26                                       | 110                                      |
|                     | Nalagarh Parwanoo | 3                                        | 12                                       | 68                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh    | Paonta Sahib      | 2                                        | 14                                       | 117                                      |
|                     | Shimla            | 2                                        | 10                                       | 47                                       |
|                     | Una               | 2 2                                      | 6 8                                      | 93 74                                    |
|                     | Sunder Nagar      |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|                     | Manali            | 2                                        | 9                                        | 48                                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir      |                   | 5                                        | 15                                       | 118                                      |
|                     | Jammu Dhanbad     | 16                                       | 40 45                                    | 151                                      |
| Jharkhand           | Jamshedpur        | 35                                       |                                          | 135                                      |
|                     | Jharia            | 16                                       | 39 36                                    | 193 177                                  |
|                     | Ranchi            | 19                                       |                                          |                                          |
|                     | Sindri Bangalore  | 16 13                                    | 40 26                                    | 121 113                                  |
|                     |                   |                                          | 19                                       | 74                                       |
|                     | Belgaum           | 2                                        |                                          |                                          |
|                     |                   | 3                                        | 14                                       | 88                                       |
| Karnataka           | Gulburga Hassan   | 5                                        | 18 15                                    | 26                                       |
|                     | Hubli-Dharwad     |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|                     |                   | 6                                        |                                          | 96                                       |

| State   | City                | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City                | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Mandya              | 11                                       | 23                                       | 43                                       |
|         | Mangalore           | 8                                        | 7                                        | 32                                       |
|         | Mysore              | 11                                       | 23                                       | 60                                       |
|         | Devanagere          | 5                                        | 8                                        | 92                                       |
|         | Raichur             | 9                                        | 13                                       | 79                                       |
|         | Chitradurga         | 3                                        | 6                                        | 29                                       |
|         | Shimaga             | 5                                        | 8                                        | 51                                       |
|         | Kolar               | 6                                        | 14                                       | 47                                       |
|         | Bidar               | 6                                        | 13                                       | 67                                       |
|         | Alappuzha           | 2                                        | 5                                        | 47                                       |
|         | Kochi               | 2                                        | 6                                        | 75                                       |
|         | Kollam              | 4                                        | 11                                       | 36                                       |
|         | Kottayam            | 7                                        | 19                                       | 70                                       |
|         | Kozhikode           | 2                                        | 17                                       | 48                                       |
|         | Malapuram           | 2                                        | 5                                        | 37                                       |
|         | Palakkad            | 3                                        | 5                                        | 39                                       |
|         | Pathanamthitta      | 2                                        | 14                                       | 24                                       |
|         | Thissur             | 2                                        | 12                                       | 46                                       |
|         | Wayanad             | 2                                        | 5                                        | 42                                       |
|         | Thiruvananthapuram  | 9                                        | 22                                       | 54                                       |
|         | Bhopal              | 3                                        | 26                                       | 220                                      |
|         | Dewas               | 16                                       | 21                                       | 102                                      |
|         | Gwalior             | 13                                       | 27                                       | 197                                      |
|         | Indore              | 11                                       | 19                                       | 156                                      |
|         | Jabalpur            | 2                                        | 23                                       | 69                                       |
|         | Nagda               | 26                                       | 27                                       | 106                                      |
|         | Sagar               | 2                                        | 14                                       | 156                                      |
|         | Ujjain              | 13                                       | 14                                       | 82                                       |
|         | Dombivali/Ambernath | 25                                       | 54                                       | 91                                       |
|         | Amravati            | 11                                       | 13                                       | 90                                       |
|         | Aurangabad          | 10                                       | 37                                       | 84                                       |
|         | Badlapur            | 25                                       | 46                                       | 84                                       |
|         | Chandrapur          | 13                                       | 22                                       | 129                                      |
|         | Jalgaon             | 20                                       | 43                                       | 131                                      |
|         | Kolhapur            | 22                                       | 36                                       | 118                                      |
|         | Latur               | 6                                        | 17                                       | 97                                       |
|         | Lote                | 10                                       | 9                                        | 131                                      |
|         | Mumbai              | 3 8                                      | 13 27                                    | 117 89                                   |
|         | Nagpur Nashik       | 28                                       | 29                                       | 85                                       |
|         | Navi Mumbai         | 17                                       | 44                                       | 137                                      |
|         | Pune                | 20                                       | 42 39                                    | 87                                       |
|         | Sangli Solapur      | 10 16                                    | 35                                       | 76 83                                    |
|         | Thane               | 17                                       | 32                                       | 110                                      |
|         | Ulhasnagar          | 23                                       | 43                                       | 75                                       |
|         | Jalna               | 11                                       | 31                                       | 122                                      |
|         |                     | 7                                        | 8                                        |                                          |
|         | Akola               | 33                                       | 31                                       | 133 63                                   |
|         | Nanded Byrnihat     | 22                                       | 15                                       | 122                                      |
|         | Dawki               | 3                                        | 10                                       | 42                                       |
|         | Tura                | 2                                        | 6                                        | 38                                       |
|         | Nongstoin           | 2                                        | 6                                        | 24                                       |
|         | Shillong            | 2                                        | 11                                       | 65                                       |
|         | khliehriat          | 2                                        | 6                                        | 36                                       |
|         | Aizawl              | 2                                        | 9                                        | 48                                       |
|         | Lunglei             | 2                                        | 5                                        | 46                                       |
|         | Kolasib             | 2                                        | 5                                        | 42                                       |
|         | Champhai            | 2                                        | 5                                        | 57                                       |
|         | Dimapur             | 2                                        | 6                                        | 101                                      |
|         | Kohima              | 2 8                                      | 5 21                                     | 85 106                                   |
|         | Angul Balasore      | 4                                        | 13                                       | 87                                       |
|         | Berhampur           | 2                                        | 20                                       | 75                                       |
|         | Puri                | 2                                        | 14                                       | 63                                       |

| State         | City                | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State         | City                | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|               | Bhubneshwar         | 2                                        | 17                                       | 87                                       |
|               | Cuttack             | 2                                        | 17                                       | 83                                       |
|               | Rayagada            | 4                                        | 23                                       | 50                                       |
|               | Paradeep            | 3                                        | 13                                       | 55                                       |
|               | Rourkela            | 5                                        | 11 14                                    | 96 51                                    |
|               | Sambalpur Talcher   | 3 8                                      | 21                                       | 110                                      |
|               |                     | 2                                        | 12                                       |                                          |
|               | Konark              | 2                                        |                                          | 63                                       |
|               | Kalinga Nagar       |                                          | 16                                       | 83                                       |
|               | Amritsar            | 13                                       | 40                                       | 180                                      |
|               | Bhatinda DeraBassi  | 7 7                                      | 22 21                                    | 130 129                                  |
|               | Pathankot/Dera Baba |                                          | 13                                       | 76                                       |
|               | Gobindgarh          | 8 6                                      | 33                                       | 165                                      |
| Punjab        | Jalandhar           | 13                                       | 27                                       | 164                                      |
|               | Khanna              |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|               | Ludhiana            | 11 11                                    | 22 26                                    | 183                                      |
|               | NayaNangal          | 5                                        | 16                                       | 204                                      |
|               | Patiala             | 6                                        | 18                                       | 86 108                                   |
|               |                     | 5                                        | 15                                       | 97                                       |
|               | Sangrur             |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| Puducherry    | Puducherry          | 6                                        | 14                                       | 43                                       |
|               | Alwar               | 10                                       | 21                                       | 266                                      |
|               | Jaipur              | 7                                        | 40                                       | 160                                      |
| Rajasthan     | Jodhpur             | 5                                        | 23                                       | 176                                      |
|               | Kota                | 7                                        | 33                                       | 122                                      |
|               | Udaipur             | 6                                        | 32                                       | 141                                      |
|               | Chennai             | 14                                       | 22                                       | 75                                       |
|               | Coimbatore          | 4                                        | 24                                       | 56                                       |
|               | Madurai Salem       | 14                                       | 22 25                                    | 41 62                                    |
| Tamilnadu     |                     | 9                                        | 18                                       | 77                                       |
|               | Tuticorin           | 13                                       |                                          |                                          |
|               | Trichy              | 14                                       | 18                                       | 87 58                                    |
|               | Mettur              | 9                                        | 25                                       | 49                                       |
|               | Cuddalore           | 8                                        | 19                                       |                                          |
|               | Agra                | 5                                        | 21 29                                    | 184 235                                  |
|               | Allahabad Anpara    | 5 18                                     | 27                                       | 133                                      |
|               | Bareily             | 11                                       | 25                                       | 232                                      |
|               | Firozabad           | 12                                       | 31                                       | 246                                      |
|               |                     |                                          | 34                                       |                                          |
|               | Ghaziabad           | 26                                       |                                          | 285                                      |
|               | Jhansi              | 7                                        | 19 25                                    | 100 137                                  |
|               | Gajraula            | 17                                       |                                          | 201                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur              | 7                                        | 31                                       | 162                                      |
|               | Khurja Lucknow      | 25 8                                     | 25 29                                    | 192                                      |
|               | Moradabad           |                                          |                                          | 160                                      |
|               |                     | 16                                       | 24                                       | 134                                      |
|               | Merrut Noida        | 5                                        | 39                                       |                                          |
|               |                     | 9                                        | 31                                       | 142                                      |
|               | Varanasi            | 19                                       | 28                                       | 145                                      |
|               | Unnao               | 9                                        | 28                                       | 114                                      |
|               | Raebareli           | 11                                       | 17                                       | 177                                      |
|               | Dehradun            | 25                                       | 28                                       | 156                                      |
|               | Haridwar            | 28                                       | 29                                       | 119                                      |
|               | Rishikesh           | 23                                       | 25                                       | 113                                      |
| Uttarakhand   | Rudrapur Haldwani   | 2 @                                      | 5 @                                      | 156 144                                  |
|               |                     | @                                        | @                                        | 151                                      |
|               | Kashipur            |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|               | Asansol             | 10                                       | 52                                       | 160                                      |
|               | Barrackpore         | 11                                       | 50                                       | 166                                      |
|               | Durgapur            | 10                                       | 51                                       | 160                                      |
| West Bengal   | Haldia              | 10                                       | 39                                       | 146                                      |
|               | Howrah              | 11                                       | 45                                       | 187 159                                  |
|               | Kolkata             | 11                                       | 70                                       |                                          |
|               | Raniganj            | 10                                       | 51                                       | 163                                      |
|               | South Suburban      |                                          |                                          | 180                                      |
|               |                     | 9                                        |                                          |                                          |
|               |                     |                                          | 60                                       |                                          |

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/m 3 , NO2=40 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Residential  / industrial / rural / other areas) and SO2=20 µg/m 3 ,  NO2=30 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Ecologically sensitive area) @ -data not available.

## Ambient Air Quality in cities during 2014

| State             | City            | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|                   |                 | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh    | Chitoor         | 5                                        | 12                                       | 65                                       |
|                   | Guntur          | 5                                        | 23                                       | 79                                       |
|                   | Kakinada        | 12                                       | 21                                       | 56                                       |
|                   | Anatapur        | 5                                        | 10                                       | 76                                       |
|                   | Kadapa          | 4                                        | 10                                       | 78                                       |
|                   | Rajahmundry     | 11                                       | 18                                       | 64                                       |
|                   | Srikakulam      | 14                                       | 22                                       | 69                                       |
|                   | Vizianagaram    | 13                                       | 21                                       | 69                                       |
|                   | Kurnool         | 4                                        | 10                                       | 77                                       |
|                   | Nellore         | 5                                        | 21                                       | 63                                       |
|                   | Eluru           | @                                        | @                                        | 121                                      |
|                   | Vijaywada       | 5                                        | 24                                       | 100                                      |
|                   | Vishakhapatnam  | 13                                       | 20                                       | 64                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itnagar         | 2                                        | 5                                        | 75                                       |
|                   | Naharlagun      | 2                                        | 5                                        | 64                                       |
|                   | Bongaigaon      | 7                                        | 13                                       | 50                                       |
|                   | Daranga         | 6                                        | 13                                       | 70                                       |
|                   | Dibrugarh       | 6                                        | 14                                       | 44                                       |
|                   | Golaghat        | 7                                        | 14                                       | 63                                       |
|                   | Guwahati        | 7                                        | 14                                       | 88                                       |
|                   | Margherita      | 12                                       | 24                                       | 55                                       |
| Assam             | Lakhimpur       | 6                                        | 14                                       | 66                                       |
|                   | Nagaon Nalbari  | 7 7                                      | 13 15                                    | 100 76                                   |
|                   | Sibsagar        | 6                                        | 12                                       | 90                                       |
|                   |                 |                                          | 14                                       |                                          |
|                   | Sibsagar        | 6                                        | 13                                       | 80                                       |
|                   | Tezpur Tinsukia | 7 6                                      | 13                                       | 71 57                                    |
| Chandigarh        | Chandigarh      | 2                                        | 21                                       | 91                                       |
|                   | Bhillai         | 9                                        | 23                                       | 108                                      |
| Chattisgarh       | Bilaspur        | 5                                        | 21                                       | 101                                      |
|                   | Korba           | 13                                       | 19                                       | 72                                       |
|                   | Raipur          | 16                                       | 41                                       | 329                                      |
| Delhi             | Delhi           | 5                                        | 61                                       | 217                                      |
|                   | Panaji          | 3                                        | 7                                        | 51                                       |
|                   | Marmagao        | 3                                        | 7                                        | 70                                       |
|                   | Vasco           | 3                                        | 8                                        | 52                                       |
|                   | Curchorem       | 5                                        | 10                                       | 50                                       |
|                   | Codli           | 5                                        | 10                                       | 52                                       |
|                   | Honda           | 5                                        | 10                                       | 46                                       |
|                   | Bicholim        | 5                                        | 10                                       | 50                                       |
| Goa               | Amona           | 5                                        | 10                                       | 63                                       |
|                   | Assanora        | 5                                        | 10                                       | 52                                       |
|                   | Usgao           | 5                                        | 10                                       | 55                                       |
|                   | Margao          | 5                                        | 10                                       | 58                                       |
|                   | Tilamol         | 5                                        | 10                                       | 53                                       |
|                   | Mapusa          | 9                                        | 11                                       | 59                                       |
|                   | Sanguem         | 5                                        | 10                                       | 49                                       |
|                   | cuncolim        | 4                                        | 9                                        | 60                                       |
|                   | Ponda           | 5                                        | 10                                       | 54                                       |

| State            | City                | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State            |                     | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
| Gujarat          | Kundaim             | 5                                        | 10                                       | 65                                       |
|                  | Ahmedabad           | 13                                       | 20                                       | 84                                       |
|                  | Anklesvar           | 15                                       | 21                                       | 89                                       |
|                  | Jamnagar            | 15                                       | 21                                       | 85                                       |
|                  | Rajkot              | 13                                       | 19                                       | 82                                       |
|                  | Surat               | 15                                       | 20                                       | 89                                       |
|                  | Vadodara            | 15                                       | 21                                       | 87                                       |
|                  | Vapi                | 14                                       | 20                                       | 93                                       |
| Haryana          | Faridabad           | 14                                       | 26                                       | 199                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh | Yamunanagar         | 11                                       | 19                                       | 68                                       |
|                  | Baddi               | 1                                        | 24                                       | 109                                      |
|                  | Damtal              | 2                                        | 11                                       | 97                                       |
|                  | Kala Amb            | 3                                        | 15                                       | 138                                      |
|                  | Nalagarh            | 2                                        | 30                                       | 109                                      |
|                  | Dharamshala         | 2                                        | 11                                       | 32                                       |
|                  | Parwanoo            | 2                                        | 13                                       | 66                                       |
|                  | Paonta Sahib        | 3                                        | 14                                       | 128                                      |
|                  | Shimla              | 2                                        | 11                                       | 48                                       |
|                  | Una                 | 2                                        | 6                                        | 77                                       |
|                  | Sunder Nagar        | 2                                        | 12                                       | 87                                       |
|                  | Manali              | 2                                        | 11                                       | 40                                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | Jammu               | 5                                        | 13                                       | 123                                      |
|                  | Dhanbad             | 14                                       | 36                                       | 166                                      |
| Jharkhand        | Jharia              | 14                                       | 37                                       |                                          |
|                  |                     |                                          |                                          | 237                                      |
|                  | Ranchi              | 18                                       | 34                                       | 197                                      |
|                  | Sindri              | 13                                       | 36                                       | 100 139                                  |
|                  | Bangalore Belgaum   | 13 2                                     | 30 9                                     | 76                                       |
|                  | Gulburga            | 5                                        | 12                                       | 77                                       |
|                  | Hassan              | 6                                        | 19                                       | 25                                       |
|                  | Hubli-Dharwad       | 5                                        | 18 22                                    | 90                                       |
|                  | Mandya              | 11                                       |                                          | 43                                       |
|                  | Mangalore           | 8                                        | 7 23                                     | 32                                       |
| Karnataka        | Mysore              | 12                                       |                                          | 56                                       |
|                  | Devanagere Raichur  | 4 9                                      | 7 13                                     | 85 112                                   |
|                  | Bijapur             | 2                                        | 16                                       | 150                                      |
|                  |                     | 3                                        |                                          | 38                                       |
|                  | Chitradurga Shimaga | 5                                        | 5 8                                      | 42                                       |
|                  | Kolar               | 6                                        | 12                                       | 67                                       |
|                  | Bidar               | 6                                        | 14                                       | 62                                       |
|                  | Timukuru            | 11                                       | 34                                       | 117                                      |
|                  | Alappuzha           | 5                                        | 4                                        | 77                                       |
|                  | Kochi Kollam        | 2 5                                      | 8 10                                     | 68 35                                    |
|                  | Kottayam            | 6                                        | 21                                       | 61                                       |
|                  |                     |                                          |                                          | 46                                       |
| Kerala           | Kozhikode           | 2                                        | 19                                       | 43                                       |
|                  | Malapuram Palakkad  | 2 4                                      | 8 6                                      | 39                                       |
|                  | Pathanamthitta      | 2                                        | 12                                       | 22                                       |
|                  | Thissur             | 2                                        | 11                                       | 55                                       |
|                  | Wayanad             |                                          | 5                                        | 36                                       |
|                  |                     | 2                                        |                                          | 51                                       |
|                  | Thiruvananthapuram  | 9                                        | 22                                       |                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal              | 2                                        | 21                                       | 160                                      |
|                  | Dewas Gwalior       | 15 11                                    | 21 17                                    | 93 144                                   |
|                  | Indore              | 11 2                                     | 20 23                                    | 143                                      |
|                  | Jabalpur            |                                          |                                          | 73                                       |
|                  | Nagda               | 21                                       | 23                                       | 70                                       |
|                  | Sagar               | 2                                        | 15                                       | 161                                      |
|                  | Satna               | 3                                        | 7                                        | 163                                      |
|                  |                     |                                          |                                          | 97                                       |
|                  | Ujjain              | 13                                       | 14                                       |                                          |
| Maharashtra      |                     |                                          |                                          | 141                                      |
|                  | Dombivali/Ambernath | 40                                       | 77                                       | 107                                      |
|                  | Amravati            | 12                                       | 13                                       |                                          |
|                  | Aurangabad          | 12                                       | 39                                       | 85                                       |

| State   | City                | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City                | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Badlapur            | 40                                       | 58                                       | 122                                      |
|         | Chandrapur          | 9                                        | 28                                       | 129                                      |
|         | Jalgaon             | 19                                       | 42                                       | 116                                      |
|         | Kolhapur            | 21                                       | 37                                       | 100                                      |
|         | Latur               | 6                                        | 16                                       | 90                                       |
|         | Lote                | 11                                       | 11                                       | 112                                      |
|         | Mumbai              | 4                                        | 20                                       | 96                                       |
|         | Nagpur              | 11                                       | 25                                       | 103                                      |
|         | Nashik              | 25                                       | 26                                       | 72                                       |
|         | Navi Mumbai         | 18                                       | 40                                       | 151                                      |
|         | Pune                | 23                                       | 45                                       | 92                                       |
|         | Pimpri-Chinchwad    | 22                                       | 41                                       | 93                                       |
|         | Sangli              | 12                                       | 45                                       | 100                                      |
|         | Solapur             | 15                                       | 34                                       | 76                                       |
|         | Thane               | 18                                       | 60                                       | 109                                      |
|         | Ulhasnagar          | 34                                       | 56                                       | 107                                      |
|         | Jalna               | 10                                       | 30                                       | 137                                      |
|         | Akola               | 8                                        | 9                                        | 135                                      |
|         | Nanded              | 47                                       | 45                                       | 109                                      |
|         | Byrnihat            | 26                                       | 20                                       | 136                                      |
|         | Dawki               | 2                                        | 12                                       | 44                                       |
|         | Tura                | 2                                        | 5                                        | 38                                       |
|         | Nongstoin           | 2                                        | 10                                       | 28                                       |
|         | Shillong            | 2                                        |                                          |                                          |
|         |                     | 2                                        | 10 5                                     | 63 42                                    |
|         | khliehriat Aizawl   | 2                                        | 7                                        | 43 48                                    |
|         | Lunglei             | 2                                        | 5                                        |                                          |
|         | Kolasib             | 2                                        | 5                                        | 36                                       |
|         | Champhai            | 2                                        | 5                                        | 46 129                                   |
|         | Dimapur             | 2 2                                      | 5 5                                      | 91                                       |
|         | Kohima Angul        | 10                                       | 23                                       | 116 87                                   |
|         | Balasore            | 4                                        | 12                                       | 72                                       |
|         | Berhampur           | 2                                        | 17                                       |                                          |
|         |                     |                                          |                                          | 67                                       |
|         | Puri                | 2                                        | 16                                       | 90                                       |
|         | Bhubneshwar Cuttack | 2 2                                      | 18 30                                    | 92                                       |
|         | Rayagada            | 4                                        | 20                                       | 52                                       |
|         | Paradeep            | 10                                       | 11                                       | 88                                       |
|         | Rourkela            | 6                                        | 11                                       | 83 55                                    |
|         | Sambalpur           | 3                                        | 16 24                                    | 124                                      |
|         | Talcher             | 9                                        | 13                                       | 70                                       |
|         | Konark              | 2                                        |                                          |                                          |
|         | Jharsuguda          | 11                                       | 19                                       | 112                                      |
|         | Kalinga Nagar       | 2                                        | 10                                       | 94 145                                   |
|         | Amritsar            | 11                                       | 31                                       |                                          |
|         | Bhatinda DeraBassi  | 6 6                                      | 17 15                                    | 122 113                                  |
|         |                     | 4                                        | 12                                       |                                          |
|         | Faridkot            | 7                                        | 13                                       | 74                                       |
|         | Pathankot/Dera Baba | 7                                        | 36                                       | 68                                       |
|         | Gobindgarh          |                                          |                                          | 135                                      |
|         | Jalandhar Khanna    | 13 10                                    | 26 23                                    | 144 160                                  |
|         |                     | 10                                       | 26                                       | 146                                      |
|         | Ludhiana NayaNangal | 4                                        | 12                                       | 85                                       |
|         |                     | 5                                        | 14                                       | 104                                      |
|         | Patiala             | 4                                        | 12                                       | 88                                       |
|         | Sangrur             | 7                                        | 14                                       | 55                                       |
|         | Hoshiarpur          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|         | Karaikal            | 16                                       | 12                                       | 35                                       |
|         | Puducherry          | 5                                        | 13                                       | 42                                       |
|         | Alwar               | 11                                       | 23                                       | 240                                      |
|         | Jaipur              | 7                                        | 43                                       | 150                                      |
|         | Jodhpur             | 7                                        | 31                                       | 190                                      |
|         | Kota                | 7                                        | 35 32                                    | 127                                      |
|         |                     |                                          |                                          | 112                                      |
|         | Udaipur             | 6                                        |                                          |                                          |

| State   | City              | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City              | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Chennai           | 13                                       | 22                                       | 57                                       |
|         | Coimbatore        | 5                                        | 25                                       | 49                                       |
|         | Madurai           | 13                                       | 26                                       | 46                                       |
|         | Salem             | 8                                        | 29                                       | 63                                       |
|         | Tuticorin         | 13                                       | 18                                       | 83                                       |
|         | Trichy            | 15                                       | 19                                       | 84                                       |
|         | Mettur            | 8                                        | 23                                       | 53                                       |
|         | cuddalore         | 9                                        | 20                                       | 62                                       |
|         | Hydrabad          | 5                                        | 24                                       | 95                                       |
|         | Karimnagar        | 5                                        | 12                                       | 61                                       |
|         | Khammam           | 4                                        | 17                                       | 66                                       |
|         | Adilabad District | 5                                        | 12                                       | 67                                       |
|         | Nalgonda          | 5                                        | 18                                       | 93                                       |
|         | nizamabad         | 5                                        | 12                                       | 62                                       |
|         | Prakasam          | 5                                        | 22                                       | 63                                       |
|         | Sangarredy        | 8                                        | 30                                       | 96                                       |
|         | Patencheru        | 5                                        | 24                                       | 95                                       |
|         | Ramagundam        | 6                                        | 14                                       | 55                                       |
|         | Warangal Agra     | 5 5                                      | 11 19                                    | 52 178                                   |
|         | Allahabad         | 4                                        | 28                                       | 250                                      |
|         | Anpara            | 18                                       | 27                                       | 131                                      |
|         | Bareily           | 12                                       | 23                                       | 239                                      |
|         | Firizabad         | 12                                       | 26                                       | 146                                      |
|         | Gajraula          | 22                                       | 35                                       | 179                                      |
|         | Ghaziabad         | 27                                       | 39                                       | 242                                      |
|         | Jhansi            | 8                                        | 21                                       | 106                                      |
|         | Kanpur            | 6                                        | 34                                       | 199                                      |
|         | Khurja            | 21                                       | 21                                       | 158                                      |
|         | Lucknow           | 8                                        | 28                                       | 174                                      |
|         | Meerut            | 8                                        | 48                                       | 154                                      |
|         | Moradabad         | 21                                       | 32                                       | 201                                      |
|         | Noida             | 8                                        | 28                                       | 135                                      |
|         | Varanasi          | 19                                       | 32                                       | 139                                      |
|         | Unnao             | 10                                       | 29                                       | 73                                       |
|         | Raebareli         | 11                                       | 17                                       | 160                                      |
|         | Dehradun          | 26                                       | 29                                       | 165                                      |
|         | Haldwani          | @                                        | @                                        | 149                                      |
|         | Haridwar          | 24                                       | 27                                       | 127                                      |
|         | Kashipur          | @                                        | @                                        | 121                                      |
|         | Rishikesh         | 24                                       | 28                                       | 122                                      |
|         | Rudrapur          | @                                        | @                                        | 139                                      |
|         | Asansol           | 8                                        | 55                                       | 84                                       |
|         | Barrackpore       | 9                                        | 55                                       | 103                                      |
|         | Durgapur          | 9                                        | 56                                       | 102                                      |
|         | Haldia            | 11                                       | 38                                       | 136 111                                  |
|         | Howrah            | 9 9                                      | 35                                       | 122                                      |
|         | Kolkata Raniganj  | 9                                        | 70 58                                    | 134                                      |
|         | South Suburban    | 4                                        | 38                                       | 96                                       |

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/m 3 , NO2=40 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Residential  / industrial / rural / other areas) and SO2=20 µg/m 3 ,  NO2=30 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Ecologically sensitive area) @ -data not available

## Ambient Air Quality in cities for the year 2015

| State   | City   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|--------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City   |                                          |                                          |                                          |

| State               | City                | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|                     |                     | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | Itnagar             | 4                                        | 7                                        | 91                                       |
|                     | Naharlagun          | 4                                        | 4                                        | 70                                       |
|                     | Chitoor             | 5                                        | 13                                       | 67                                       |
|                     | Guntur              | 5                                        | 26                                       | 100                                      |
|                     | Kakinada            | 8                                        | 19                                       | 62                                       |
|                     | Anantapur           | 5                                        | 11                                       | 88                                       |
|                     | Kadapa              | 5                                        | 11                                       | 70                                       |
|                     | Rajahmundry         | 7                                        | 18                                       | 62                                       |
|                     | Srikakulam          | 10                                       | 22                                       | 73                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh      | Vizianagaram        | 10                                       | 24                                       | 74                                       |
|                     | Kurnool             | 5                                        | 10                                       | 82                                       |
|                     | Nellore             | 5                                        | 28                                       | 66                                       |
|                     | Eluru               | 5                                        | 23                                       | 77                                       |
|                     | Tirupati            | 5                                        | 11                                       | 62                                       |
|                     | Vijaywada           | 6                                        | 37                                       | 109                                      |
|                     | Vishakhapatnam      | 9                                        | 19                                       | 61                                       |
|                     | Prakasam            | 5                                        | 29                                       | 67                                       |
|                     | Bongaigaon          | 7                                        | 14                                       | 46                                       |
|                     | Daranga             | 6                                        | 12                                       | 69                                       |
|                     | Dibrugarh           | 7                                        | 15                                       | 109                                      |
|                     | Golaghat            | 7                                        | 14                                       | 124                                      |
|                     | Guwahati            | 7                                        | 14                                       | 97                                       |
|                     | Margherita          | 7                                        | 15                                       | 115                                      |
| Assam               | Lakhimpur           | 6                                        | 14                                       | 78                                       |
|                     | Nagaon              | 8                                        | 15                                       | 137                                      |
|                     | Nalbari             | 6                                        | 15                                       | 120                                      |
|                     | Sibsagar            | 6                                        | 13                                       | 70                                       |
|                     | Silchar             | 6                                        | 13                                       | 72                                       |
|                     | Tezpur              | 7                                        | 14                                       | 90                                       |
|                     | Tinsukia Chandigarh | 7 2                                      | 15 25                                    | 119 85                                   |
| Chandigarh          | Bhillai             | 9                                        | 23                                       | 109 99                                   |
| Chattisgarh         | Bilaspur            | 6                                        | 22                                       | 66                                       |
|                     | Korba Raipur        | 12                                       | 18 36                                    | 188                                      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | Silvassa            | 13                                       | 27                                       | 89                                       |
| Daman &Diu Delhi    | Daman               | 16 14                                    | 25                                       | 83                                       |
|                     | Delhi               | 5                                        | 65                                       | 220                                      |
|                     | Panaji              | 5                                        | 15                                       |                                          |
|                     |                     |                                          | 9                                        | 53                                       |
|                     | Marmagao Vasco      | 6                                        | 15                                       | 85 51                                    |
|                     |                     | 6 4                                      | 9                                        |                                          |
|                     | Curchorem Codli     | 4                                        | 8                                        | 52 49                                    |
|                     | Honda               |                                          | 9                                        | 49                                       |
|                     |                     | 4                                        |                                          |                                          |
|                     | Bicholim Amona      | 4 4                                      | 9 9                                      | 54 62                                    |
| Goa                 | Assanora            | 4                                        | 9                                        | 52                                       |
|                     | Usgao               | 4                                        | 9                                        | 52                                       |
|                     | Margao              | 4                                        | 9                                        | 59                                       |
|                     | Tilamol Mapusa      | 4 7                                      | 9 10                                     | 54 60                                    |
|                     | Sanguem             | 4                                        | 9                                        | 47                                       |
|                     | cuncolim            | 4                                        | 9                                        | 55                                       |
|                     | Ponda               | 4                                        | 9                                        |                                          |
|                     | Kundaim             |                                          |                                          | 51                                       |
|                     | Ahmedabad           | 4 13                                     | 9 21                                     | 60 89                                    |
| Gujarat             | Anklesvar           | 15                                       | 21                                       | 88                                       |
|                     | Jamnagar Rajkot     | 13 13                                    | 20 19                                    | 84 83                                    |
|                     | Surat               | 14                                       | 20                                       | 89                                       |
|                     | Vadodara            | 14                                       | 20                                       | 87                                       |
|                     | Vapi                | 13                                       | 21                                       | 88                                       |
| Haryana             |                     |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|                     | Faridabad           | 15                                       | 74                                       | 105                                      |
|                     | Baddi               |                                          | 20                                       | 101 105                                  |
|                     | Damtal              | 2 2                                      | 15                                       | 118                                      |
|                     | Kala Amb            | 3                                        | 14                                       |                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh    | Nalagarh            | 2                                        | 22                                       | 89                                       |
|                     | Dharamshala         | 2                                        | 10 12                                    | 37                                       |
|                     | Parwanoo            |                                          |                                          | 61                                       |
|                     |                     | 2                                        |                                          |                                          |

| State   | City                         | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   |                              | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Paonta Sahib                 | 3                                        | 14                                       | 117                                      |
|         | Shimla                       | 4                                        | 13                                       | 55                                       |
|         | Una                          | 2                                        | 6                                        | 80                                       |
|         | Sunder Nagar                 | 2                                        | 12 10                                    | 83 46                                    |
|         | Manali Jammu                 | 2 4                                      | 17                                       | 125                                      |
|         | Dhanbad                      | 12                                       | 37                                       | 168                                      |
|         | Jamshedpur                   | 35                                       | 45                                       | 134                                      |
|         | Jharia                       | 13                                       | 38                                       | 231                                      |
|         | Ranchi                       | 19                                       | 36                                       | 220                                      |
|         | SaraikelaKharsawan           | 36                                       | 45                                       | 142                                      |
|         | Sindri                       | 12                                       | 37                                       | 75                                       |
|         | West Singhbhum               | 18                                       | 23                                       | 111                                      |
|         | Bangalore                    | 6                                        | 20                                       | 119                                      |
|         | Belgaum                      | 2                                        | 15                                       | 64                                       |
|         | Gulburga                     | 3                                        | 22                                       | 95                                       |
|         | Hassan                       | 6                                        | 19                                       | 25                                       |
|         | Hubli-Dharwad                | 6                                        | 22                                       | 75                                       |
|         |                              | 10                                       | 22                                       | 42                                       |
|         | Mandya Mangalore             | 7                                        | 7                                        | 36                                       |
|         | Mysore                       | 11                                       | 23                                       | 48                                       |
|         |                              |                                          |                                          | 109                                      |
|         | Devanagere Raichur           | 4 6                                      | 8 10                                     | 92                                       |
|         |                              |                                          | 16                                       | 99                                       |
|         | Bijapur                      | 2                                        |                                          |                                          |
|         | Chitradurga                  | 3                                        | 5                                        | 47 36                                    |
|         | Shimaga                      | 3                                        | 6                                        |                                          |
|         | Kolar                        | 6                                        | 15                                       | 75 59                                    |
|         | Bidar Timukuru               | 6                                        | 13                                       | 134                                      |
|         | Alappuzha                    | 5                                        | 22 5                                     | 45                                       |
|         | Kochi                        | 2                                        | 11                                       | 41 46                                    |
|         |                              | 3 5                                      | 10                                       |                                          |
|         | Kollam Kottayam              | 5                                        | 21                                       | 60                                       |
|         | Kozhikode                    | 2                                        | 21                                       | 48                                       |
|         |                              |                                          | 14                                       | 44                                       |
|         | Malapuram Palakkad           | 2                                        | 8                                        | 47                                       |
|         |                              | 2                                        | 14                                       | 25                                       |
|         | Pathanamthitta Thissur       | 2 2                                      | 8                                        | 48                                       |
|         |                              |                                          | 5                                        | 37                                       |
|         | Wayanad                      | 2                                        | 25                                       | 55                                       |
|         | Thiruvananthapuram           | 10                                       |                                          | 158                                      |
|         | Bhopal                       | 3 15                                     | 23 21                                    | 90                                       |
|         | Dewas Gwalior                | 10                                       | 14                                       | 125                                      |
|         | Indore                       | 11                                       | 20                                       | 97                                       |
|         | Jabalpur Nagda               | 9                                        | 28 22                                    | 90 56                                    |
|         | Sagar                        | 21                                       |                                          | 103                                      |
|         | Satna                        | 2                                        | 14 7                                     | 125                                      |
|         |                              | @ 13                                     | 18                                       | 90                                       |
|         | Singrauli                    | 13                                       | 14                                       | 93                                       |
|         | Ujjain Chhindwara            | 8                                        | 31                                       | 85                                       |
|         | Amlai                        | 15                                       | 23                                       | 64                                       |
|         |                              |                                          | 18                                       |                                          |
|         | Prithampur                   | 8                                        | 53                                       | 119                                      |
|         |                              | 20                                       |                                          | 104                                      |
|         | Dombivali/Ambernath          | 12                                       | 13                                       | 108                                      |
|         | Amravati Aurangabad Badlapur | 13 21                                    | 40 55                                    | 83 105                                   |
|         | Chandrapur                   | 5                                        | 20                                       | 102                                      |
|         | Jalgaon                      | 16                                       | 39                                       | 108                                      |
|         | Kolhapur                     | 21                                       | 38                                       | 97                                       |
|         |                              |                                          | 15                                       | 78                                       |
|         | Latur                        | 5                                        | 11                                       | 163                                      |
|         | Lote                         | 11                                       |                                          |                                          |
|         | Mumbai                       | 4                                        | 25                                       | 106                                      |
|         | Nagpur                       | 10                                       | 25                                       | 90                                       |
|         | Nashik                       | 15                                       | 23                                       | 78                                       |
|         | Navi Mumbai                  | 18                                       | 42                                       | 125                                      |
|         | Pune                         | 23                                       | 62                                       | 99                                       |
|         | Pimpri-Chinchwad             | 23                                       | 52                                       | 102                                      |
|         | Sangli                       | 11                                       | 41                                       | 77                                       |

| State   | City                           | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City                           | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Solapur                        | 13                                       | 35                                       | 74                                       |
|         | Thane                          | 28                                       | 58                                       | 117                                      |
|         | Ulhasnagar                     | 22                                       | 56                                       | 107                                      |
|         | Jalna                          | 12                                       | 31                                       | 118                                      |
|         | Akola Nanded                   | 7 50                                     | 8 48                                     | 128 167                                  |
|         | Byrnihat                       | 25                                       | 13                                       | 122                                      |
|         | Dawki                          | 2                                        | 11                                       | 36                                       |
|         | Umiam                          | 2                                        | 13                                       | 84                                       |
|         | Tura                           | 2                                        | 5                                        | 30                                       |
|         | Nongstoin                      | 2                                        | 10                                       | 26                                       |
|         | Shillong                       | 2                                        | 13                                       | 59                                       |
|         |                                | 2                                        | 5                                        | 36                                       |
|         | khliehriat                     | 2                                        |                                          | 44                                       |
|         | Aizawl                         | 2                                        | 8 5                                      |                                          |
|         | Lunglei                        |                                          |                                          | 42                                       |
|         | Kolasib                        | 2                                        | 5                                        | 33                                       |
|         | Champhai                       | 2                                        | 5                                        | 34                                       |
|         | Dimapur                        | 2                                        | 8                                        | 122                                      |
|         | Kohima                         | 2                                        | 5                                        | 93                                       |
|         | Angul                          | 10                                       | 24                                       | 102                                      |
|         | Balasore                       | 4                                        | 12                                       | 82                                       |
|         | Berhampur                      | 2                                        | 18 17                                    | 54 94                                    |
|         | Puri                           | 2                                        | 17                                       | 81                                       |
|         | Bhubneshwar                    | 2                                        |                                          |                                          |
|         | Cuttack Rayagada               | 3 4                                      | 30 21                                    | 81 50                                    |
|         | Paradeep                       | 15                                       | 13                                       | 108                                      |
|         | Rourkela                       | 8                                        | 13                                       | 100                                      |
|         | Sambalpur                      | 4                                        | 17                                       | 77                                       |
|         | Talcher                        | 10                                       | 25                                       | 135                                      |
|         | Konark                         | 2                                        | 13                                       | 88                                       |
|         | Kalinga Nagar                  | 2                                        | 10                                       | 100                                      |
|         | Amritsar                       | 11                                       | 30 23                                    | 148 158                                  |
|         | Bhatinda                       | 9                                        |                                          | 96                                       |
|         | DeraBassi                      | 5                                        | 15 13                                    | 90                                       |
|         | Faridkot                       | 5                                        | 13                                       | 77                                       |
|         | Pathankot/Dera Baba Gobindgarh | 7 7                                      | 36                                       | 130                                      |
|         | Jalandhar                      | 14                                       | 26                                       | 151                                      |
|         | Khanna                         | 10                                       | 22                                       | 122                                      |
|         |                                |                                          | 27                                       | 139                                      |
|         | Ludhiana                       | 11                                       |                                          |                                          |
|         | NayaNangal Patiala             | 5 5                                      | 12 15                                    | 83 110                                   |
|         | Sangrur                        | 5                                        | 13                                       | 100                                      |
|         | Hoshiarpur                     | 6                                        | 13                                       | 72                                       |
|         | Karaikal                       | 13                                       | 9                                        | 35                                       |
|         | Puducherry                     | 6                                        | 12                                       | 35                                       |
|         | Alwar                          | 10                                       | 26                                       | 180                                      |
|         | Jaipur                         | 7                                        | 36                                       | 171                                      |
|         | Jodhpur                        | 6 6                                      | 24 34                                    | 152 134                                  |
|         | Kota                           |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|         | Udaipur                        | 6                                        | 33                                       | 156                                      |
|         | Chennai                        | 12                                       | 20                                       | 59                                       |
|         | Coimbatore                     | 4                                        | 25                                       | 47                                       |
|         | Madurai                        | 13                                       | 25 28                                    | 64                                       |
|         | Salem                          | 9 13                                     | 18                                       | 54 91                                    |
|         | Tuticorin                      | 13                                       | 18                                       | 85                                       |
|         | Trichy Mettur                  | 8                                        | 24                                       | 49                                       |
|         |                                | 10                                       | 20                                       | 57                                       |
|         | cuddalore                      |                                          | 23                                       | 93                                       |
|         | Hydrabad Karimnagar            | 4                                        |                                          | 64                                       |
|         |                                | 7                                        | 15                                       |                                          |
|         | Khammam                        | 5                                        | 12                                       | 60                                       |
|         | Nalgonda                       | 7                                        | 25                                       | 76                                       |
|         | SANGAREDDY Kothur              | 6 9                                      | 21 17                                    | 70 106                                   |
|         |                                |                                          |                                          | 85                                       |
|         | RC Puram / Patencheru          | 6                                        | 25                                       |                                          |
|         | Ramagundam                     | 7                                        | 15                                       | 67                                       |
|         | Warangal                       | 5                                        | 12                                       | 58                                       |

| State   | City           | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City           | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Agra           | 4                                        | 22                                       | 186                                      |
|         | Allahabad      | 3                                        | 33                                       | 251                                      |
|         | Anpara         | 18                                       | 27                                       | 136                                      |
|         | Bareily        | 12                                       | 23                                       | 240                                      |
|         | Firozabad      | 9                                        | 30                                       | 194                                      |
|         | Gajraula       | 16                                       | 31                                       | 177                                      |
|         | Ghaziabad      | 23                                       | 37                                       | 260                                      |
|         | Jhansi         | 8                                        | 22                                       | 119                                      |
|         | Kanpur         | 6                                        | 36                                       | 196                                      |
|         | Khurja         | 23                                       | 23                                       | 167                                      |
|         | Lucknow        | 8                                        | 28                                       | 169                                      |
|         | Moradabad      | 13                                       | 27                                       | 168                                      |
|         | Noida          | 9                                        | 29                                       | 154                                      |
|         | Varanasi       | 19                                       | 33                                       | 145                                      |
|         | Unnao          | 20                                       | 29                                       | 119                                      |
|         | Raebareli      | 11                                       | 17                                       | 157                                      |
|         | Gorakpur       | 18                                       | 32                                       | 139                                      |
|         | Dehradun       | 27                                       | 30                                       | 188                                      |
|         | Haldwani       | @                                        | @                                        | 138                                      |
|         | Haridwar       | 24                                       | 27                                       | 123                                      |
|         | Kashipur       | @                                        | @                                        | 107                                      |
|         | Rishikesh      | 25                                       | 29                                       | 121                                      |
|         | Rudrapur       | @                                        | @                                        | 125                                      |
|         | Asansol        | 8                                        | 55                                       | 97                                       |
|         | Barrackpore    | 8                                        | 58                                       | 113                                      |
|         | Durgapur       | 8                                        | 55                                       | 101                                      |
|         | Haldia         | 3                                        | 17                                       | 87                                       |
|         | Howrah         | 15                                       | 43                                       | 123                                      |
|         | Kolkata        | 7                                        | 56                                       | 105                                      |
|         | Raniganj       | 8                                        | 56                                       | 114                                      |
|         | South Suburban | 3                                        | 37                                       | 90                                       |

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/m 3 , NO2=40 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Residential  / industrial / rural / other areas) and SO2=20 µg/m 3 ,  NO2=30 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Ecologically sensitive area) @-data not available

## Ambient air quality in cities during 2016

| State          | City           | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|----------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State          | City           | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
| 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                                       |

| State               | City                  | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State               | City                  | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|                     | Vizianagaram          | 9                                        | 21                                       | 85                                       |
|                     | Bongaigaon            | 6                                        | 13                                       | 55                                       |
|                     | Daranga               | 7                                        | 14                                       | 71                                       |
|                     | Dibrugarh             | 8                                        | 17                                       | 81                                       |
|                     | Golaghat              | 7                                        | 14                                       | 83                                       |
|                     | Guwahati              | 8                                        | 17                                       | 105                                      |
|                     | Lakhimpur             | 8                                        | 16                                       | 84                                       |
| Assam               | Margherita            | 8                                        | 17                                       | 76                                       |
|                     | Nagaon                | 7                                        | 15                                       | 111                                      |
|                     | Nalbari               | 7                                        | 17                                       | 108                                      |
|                     | Sibsagar              | 8                                        | 13                                       | 75                                       |
|                     | Silchar               | 6                                        | 13                                       | 58                                       |
|                     | Tezpur                | 8                                        | 17                                       | 68                                       |
| Bihar               | Tinsukia              | 8                                        | 16                                       | 80                                       |
| Chandigarh          | Patna                 | 4                                        | 32                                       | 212 105                                  |
|                     | Chandigarh Bhillai    | 2 9                                      | 21                                       | 108                                      |
|                     | Bilaspur              | 5                                        | 23 21                                    | 97                                       |
| Chattisgarh         |                       |                                          | 19                                       |                                          |
|                     | Korba                 | 12                                       |                                          | 58                                       |
|                     | Raipur                | 12                                       | 31                                       | 148                                      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | Silvassa              | 21                                       | 32                                       | 73                                       |
| Daman &Diu Delhi    | Daman Delhi           | 19 7                                     | 29 66                                    | 68 278                                   |
|                     | Amona                 | 5                                        | 11                                       | 72                                       |
|                     | Assanora              | 5                                        | 11                                       | 62                                       |
|                     | Bicholim              | 5                                        | 12                                       | 70                                       |
|                     | Codli                 | 5                                        | 11 15                                    | 64                                       |
|                     | Cuncolim              | 10                                       | 11                                       | 67                                       |
|                     | Curchorem             | 6                                        |                                          | 49                                       |
|                     | Honda                 | 5                                        | 10                                       | 65                                       |
|                     | Kundaim               | 5                                        | 10                                       | 62 117                                   |
| Goa                 | Mapusa                | 3                                        | 11                                       | 69                                       |
|                     | Margao                | 5                                        | 11                                       |                                          |
|                     | Mormugao              | 5                                        | 8                                        | 115                                      |
|                     | Panaji                | 4                                        | 11                                       | 68                                       |
|                     | Ponda                 | 5                                        | 11                                       | 68                                       |
|                     | Sanguem               | 6                                        | 11                                       | 44                                       |
|                     | Tilamol               | 6                                        | 11                                       | 46                                       |
|                     | Tuem                  | 4                                        | 9                                        | 61                                       |
|                     | Usgao                 | 5                                        | 11                                       | 64                                       |
|                     | Vasco                 | 5                                        | 11                                       | 90                                       |
| Gujarat             | Ahmedabad             | 14                                       | 27                                       | 108                                      |
|                     | Anklesvar             | 12                                       | 21                                       | 104                                      |
|                     | Jamnagar              | 13                                       | 24                                       | 92 92                                    |
|                     | Rajkot Surat          | 13 13                                    | 21 22                                    | 92                                       |
|                     | Vadodara              | 14                                       | 23                                       | 92                                       |
|                     | Vapi Baddi            | 13                                       | 24 21                                    | 104 90                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh    | Damtal                | 2 2                                      | 11                                       | 84                                       |
|                     | Dharamshala           | 2                                        | 8                                        | 41                                       |
|                     | Kala Amb              | 3 2                                      | 14 8                                     | 128                                      |
|                     | Manali                |                                          |                                          | 52                                       |
|                     | Nalagarh              | 2                                        | 22                                       | 108                                      |
|                     | Paonta Sahib Parwanoo | 2 2                                      | 12 10                                    | 101 69                                   |
|                     | Shimla                | 4                                        | 17                                       | 54 92                                    |
|                     | Sunder Nagar          | 2                                        | 11                                       |                                          |
|                     |                       |                                          | 5                                        | 69                                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | Una Jammu             | 2                                        | 17                                       | 131 226                                  |
|                     |                       | 4                                        |                                          |                                          |
| Jharkhand           | Dhanbad               | 15                                       | 37                                       |                                          |

| State   | City                | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City                | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM                                       |
|         | Jamshedpur          | 36                                       | 45                                       | 10 136                                   |
|         | Jharia              | 16                                       | 38                                       | 280                                      |
|         | Ranchi              | 20                                       | 37                                       | 196                                      |
|         | SaraikelaKharsawan  | 37                                       | 47                                       | 143                                      |
|         | Sindri              | 13                                       | 34                                       | 143                                      |
|         | West Singhbhum      | 16                                       | 22                                       | 93                                       |
|         | Bagalkote           | 2                                        | 11                                       | 59                                       |
|         | Bangalore           | 3                                        | 31                                       | 103                                      |
|         | Belgaum             | 2                                        | 16                                       | 112                                      |
|         | Bijapur Chitradurga | 2 3                                      | 12                                       | 93 41                                    |
|         | Devanagere          |                                          | 20                                       |                                          |
|         | Gulburga            | 4                                        | 8                                        | 94                                       |
|         | Hassan              | @ 6                                      | @ 19                                     | 60 26                                    |
|         | Hubli-Dharwad       | 5                                        | 20                                       | 84                                       |
|         | Kolar               | 2                                        | 26                                       | 62                                       |
|         | Mandya              | 3                                        | 20                                       | 20                                       |
|         | Mangalore           | 7                                        | 9                                        | 40                                       |
|         | Mysore              | 3                                        | 20                                       | 47                                       |
|         | Raichur             | 5                                        | 14                                       | 83                                       |
|         | Shimaga             | 3                                        | 6                                        | 42                                       |
|         | Timukuru            | 2                                        | 35                                       | 136                                      |
|         | Alappuzha           | 2                                        | 5                                        | 42                                       |
|         | Kochi               | 2                                        | 20                                       | 48                                       |
|         | Kollam              | 4                                        | 8                                        | 46                                       |
|         | Kottayam            | 4                                        |                                          |                                          |
|         | Kozhikode           | 2                                        | 17 18                                    | 54 51                                    |
|         | Malapuram           | 2                                        | 17                                       | 37                                       |
|         | Palakkad            | 2                                        | 9                                        | 41 26                                    |
|         | Pathanamthitta      | 2                                        | 15                                       |                                          |
|         | Thiruvananthapuram  | 10                                       | 25                                       | 53                                       |
|         | Thissur             | 2                                        | 5                                        | 54                                       |
|         | Wayanad Kavaratti   | 2 @                                      | 5 @                                      | 39 30                                    |
|         | Amlai               | 17                                       | 22                                       | 73                                       |
|         | Bhopal              | 3                                        | 15                                       | 89                                       |
|         | Chhindwara          | 9                                        | 31                                       | 80                                       |
|         | Dewas               | 16                                       | 22                                       | 89                                       |
|         | Gwalior             | 10                                       | 14                                       | 96                                       |
|         | Indore              | 11                                       | 20                                       | 95                                       |
|         | Jabalpur            | 10                                       | 23                                       | 71                                       |
|         | Katni               | @                                        | @                                        | 68                                       |
|         | Nagda               | 19                                       | 22                                       | 64                                       |
|         | Prithampur          | 9                                        | 19                                       | 93                                       |
|         | Sagar               | 2                                        | 12                                       | 79                                       |
|         | Satna               | 3                                        | 6                                        | 71                                       |
|         | Singrauli           | 18                                       | 24                                       | 82                                       |
|         | Ujjain              | 13                                       | 16                                       | 90                                       |
|         | 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/Ambernath | 26                                       | 76                                       | 128                                      |
|         | Jalgaon             | 13                                       | 35                                       | 103 109                                  |
|         | Jalna               | 12                                       | 31                                       |                                          |
|         | Kolhapur            | 21                                       | 39                                       | 96                                       |
|         | Latur               | 5                                        | 18 30                                    | 81 119                                   |
|         | Mumbai              | 6                                        | 26                                       | 118 161                                  |
|         | Nagpur Nanded       | 16 49                                    | 48                                       |                                          |

| State   | City                | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City                | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Nashik              | 13                                       | 27                                       | 85                                       |
|         | Navi Mumbai         | 19                                       | 46                                       | 118                                      |
|         | Pimpri-Chinchwad    | 32                                       | 71                                       | 105                                      |
|         | Pune                | 28                                       | 78                                       | 107                                      |
|         | Sangli              | 10                                       | 39                                       | 83                                       |
|         | Solapur             | 13                                       | 35                                       | 74                                       |
|         | Thane               | 18                                       | 60                                       | 122                                      |
|         | Ulhasnagar          | 26                                       | 71                                       | 118                                      |
|         | Imphal Byrnihat     | @ 42                                     | @ 17                                     | 29 175                                   |
|         | Dawki               | 2                                        | 11                                       | 35                                       |
|         | Khliehriat          | 2                                        |                                          |                                          |
|         | Nongstoin           | 2                                        | 10 11                                    | 47 33                                    |
|         | Shillong            | 2                                        | 14                                       | 55                                       |
|         | Tura                | 2                                        | 9                                        | 31                                       |
|         | Umiam               | 2                                        | 14                                       | 108                                      |
|         | Aizawl              | 2                                        | 7                                        | 60                                       |
|         | Champhai            | 2                                        | 4                                        | 29                                       |
|         | Kolasib             | 2                                        | 5                                        | 30                                       |
|         | Lunglei             | 2                                        | 4                                        | 33                                       |
|         | Dimapur             | 2                                        | 11                                       | 121                                      |
|         | Kohima              | 2                                        | 5                                        | 90                                       |
|         | Angul               | 8                                        | 23                                       | 97                                       |
|         | Balasore            | 4                                        | 12                                       | 85                                       |
|         | Berhampur           | 2                                        | 19                                       | 58                                       |
|         | Bhubneshwar         | 2                                        | 20                                       | 105                                      |
|         | Cuttack             | 3                                        | 30                                       | 81 87                                    |
|         | Jharsuguda          | 13                                       | 20                                       | 113                                      |
|         | Kalinga Nagar       | 2 2                                      | 9 13                                     | 95                                       |
|         | Konark              | 22                                       | 13                                       | 111                                      |
|         | Paradeep            | 2                                        | 14                                       | 94                                       |
|         | Puri                | 4                                        | 21                                       | 59                                       |
|         | Rayagada Rourkela   | 8                                        | 13                                       | 75                                       |
|         | Sambalpur           | 4                                        | 17                                       | 79                                       |
|         | Talcher Karaikal    | 10 12                                    | 24 10                                    | 105 38                                   |
|         | Puducherry          | 6                                        | 14                                       | 40                                       |
|         | Amritsar            | 12                                       | 29                                       | 194                                      |
|         | Bhatinda            | 5                                        | 14                                       | 121                                      |
|         | DeraBassi           | 5                                        | 12                                       | 98                                       |
|         | Faridkot            | 5                                        | 12                                       | 104                                      |
|         | Gobindgarh          | 7                                        | 34                                       | 124                                      |
|         | Jalandhar           | 13                                       | 23                                       | 186                                      |
|         | Khanna              | 9                                        | 19                                       | 114                                      |
|         | Ludhiana            | 11 5                                     | 25 12                                    | 139                                      |
|         | NayaNangal          | 8                                        | 14                                       | 91 89                                    |
|         | Pathankot/Dera Baba |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|         | Patiala             | 5                                        | 13                                       | 106                                      |
|         | Sangrur             | 5                                        | 13                                       | 90                                       |
|         | Alwar               | 8                                        | 32                                       | 144                                      |
|         | Bharatpur           | 9                                        | 30                                       | 159 264                                  |
|         | Bhiwadi             | 8                                        | 28                                       |                                          |
|         | Jaipur              | 8                                        | 33                                       | 199                                      |
|         | Jodhpur             | 6                                        | 23 30                                    | 168 109                                  |
|         | Kota                | 7                                        | 32                                       | 138                                      |
|         | Udaipur             | 6                                        |                                          |                                          |
|         | Chungthang          | 9                                        | 8                                        | 26                                       |
|         |                     | 12                                       | 28                                       | 28 20                                    |
|         | Gangtok Mangan      | 8 12                                     | 6 5                                      | 23                                       |
|         | Namchi Pelling      | 13                                       | 9                                        | 20                                       |

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/m 3 , NO2=40 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Residential  / industrial / rural / other areas) and SO2=20 µg/m 3 ,  NO2=30 µg/m 3 , PM10=60 µg/m 3 , (Ecologically sensitive area) @ -data not available

| State   | City                  | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   | Annual average Concentration in µg/m 3   |
|---------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State   | City                  | SO 2                                     | NO 2                                     | PM 10                                    |
|         | Rangpo                | 17                                       | 9                                        | 54                                       |
|         | Ravangla              | 10                                       | 8                                        | 22                                       |
|         | Singtam               | 14                                       | 9                                        | 44                                       |
|         | Chennai               | 10                                       | 18                                       | 65                                       |
|         | Coimbatore            | 6                                        | 24                                       | 59                                       |
|         | Cuddalore             | 12                                       | 17                                       | 48                                       |
|         | Madurai               | 15                                       | 24                                       | 76                                       |
|         | Mettur                | 7                                        | 21                                       | 53                                       |
|         | Salem                 | 7                                        | 25                                       | 51                                       |
|         | Trichy                | 12                                       | 20                                       | 95                                       |
|         | Tuticorin             | 14                                       | 22                                       | 175                                      |
|         | Adilabad              | 5                                        | 19                                       | 63                                       |
|         | Hyderabad             | 4                                        | 27                                       | 100                                      |
|         | Karimnagar            | 7                                        | 24                                       | 60                                       |
|         | Khammam Kothur        | 7                                        | 21                                       | 55 78                                    |
|         |                       | 9 6                                      | 32 26                                    | 61                                       |
|         | Nalgonda Nizamabad    | 5                                        | 19                                       | 63                                       |
|         |                       | 6                                        | 25                                       | 78                                       |
|         | Patencheru Ramagundam | 8                                        | 8                                        | 69                                       |
|         | Sangareddy            | 5                                        | 24                                       | 70                                       |
|         | Warangal              | 7                                        | 23                                       | 70                                       |
|         | Agra                  | 5                                        | 22                                       | 198                                      |
|         | Allahabad             | 4                                        | 37                                       | 196                                      |
|         | Anpara                | 19                                       | 29 22                                    | 132                                      |
|         | Bareily Firozabad     | 12 9                                     | 33                                       | 253 223                                  |
|         | Gajraula              | 20                                       | 33                                       | 193                                      |
|         | Ghaziabad             | 15                                       | 28                                       | 235                                      |
|         | Gorakpur Jhansi       | 18 7                                     | 35 21                                    | 154 116                                  |
|         |                       | 7                                        | 39                                       | 217                                      |
|         | Kanpur                |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|         | Khurja                | 22                                       | 21                                       | 216                                      |
|         | Lucknow Mathura       | 8 11                                     | 27 29                                    | 214 171                                  |
|         |                       |                                          |                                          | 157                                      |
|         | Meerut                | 7                                        | 55                                       |                                          |
|         | Moradabad             | 18 8                                     | 31 33                                    | 196 176                                  |
|         | Noida Raebareli       | 11                                       | 17                                       | 141                                      |
|         | Saharanpur            | 15                                       | 25                                       | 218                                      |
|         | Unnao                 | 10                                       | 28                                       | 119                                      |
|         | Varanasi              | 11                                       | 32 29                                    | 256 241                                  |
|         | Dehradun              | 26                                       |                                          | 128                                      |
|         | Haldwani              | @                                        | @                                        |                                          |
|         | Haridwar              | 25                                       | 28                                       | 129                                      |
|         | Kashipur              | @                                        | @                                        | 126                                      |
|         | Rishikesh             | 23                                       | 27                                       | 119                                      |
|         | Rudrapur              | @                                        | @                                        | 142                                      |
|         | Asansol               | 13                                       | 42                                       | 211                                      |
|         | Barrackpore           | 8                                        | 55 41                                    | 106                                      |
|         | Durgapur              | 13 18                                    |                                          | 196 103                                  |
|         | Haldia Howrah         | 10                                       | 42 59                                    | 119                                      |
|         |                       | 4                                        | 49                                       | 113                                      |
|         | Kolkata Raniganj      | 13                                       | 42                                       | 217                                      |
|         | Sankrail              | 7                                        | 40                                       | 88                                       |
|         | South Suburban        | 4                                        | 38                                       | 113                                      |

## Annexure-II

## State-wise number of polluted river stretches and cities/towns located along the respective polluted river stretch.

| Name of State/UT   |   Cities/Towns along Polluted River Stretches (2017) |   Number of Polluted River stretches (2017) |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     |                                                   10 |                                           5 |
| Assam              |                                                   50 |                                          31 |
| Bihar              |                                                   22 |                                          15 |
| Chhattisgarh       |                                                   11 |                                           3 |
| Daman & Diu        |                                                    2 |                                           1 |
| Delhi              |                                                    1 |                                           1 |
| Goa                |                                                   21 |                                          15 |
| Gujarat            |                                                   27 |                                          14 |
| Haryana            |                                                    7 |                                           2 |
| Himachal Pradesh   |                                                   10 |                                           6 |
| Jammu and Kashmir  |                                                   16 |                                           7 |
| Jharkhand          |                                                   10 |                                           6 |
| Karnataka          |                                                   23 |                                          16 |
| Kerala             |                                                   34 |                                          23 |
| Madhya Pradesh     |                                                   41 |                                          20 |
| Maharashtra        |                                                  170 |                                          56 |
| Manipur            |                                                    4 |                                           3 |
| Meghalaya          |                                                    7 |                                           7 |
| Nagaland           |                                                    4 |                                           3 |
| Odisha             |                                                   31 |                                          18 |
| Punjab             |                                                    5 |                                           2 |
| Rajasthan          |                                                    5 |                                           1 |
| Sikkim             |                                                    9 |                                           3 |
| Tamil Nadu         |                                                   24 |                                           8 |
| Telangana          |                                                   19 |                                           9 |
| Tripura            |                                                    4 |                                           2 |
| Uttar Pradesh      |                                                   36 |                                          13 |
| Uttarakhand        |                                                   11 |                                           9 |
| West Bengal        |                                                   44 |                                          17 |
| Total              |                                                  659 |                                         317 |

## Annexure III

## Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

[NAAQS Notification dated 18 th November, 2009]

| S. No.   | Pollutants                                           | Time Weighted Average   | Concentration in Ambient Air                   | Concentration in Ambient Air                                 | Methods of Measurement                                                                               |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Pollutants                                           | Time Weighted Average   | Industrial, Residential, Rural and other Areas | Ecologically Sensitive Area (notified by Central Government) | Methods of Measurement                                                                               |
| 1        | Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2 ), µg/m 3                      | Annual*                 | 50                                             | 20                                                           | 1. Improved West and Gaeke 2. Ultraviolet Fluorescence                                               |
| 1        | Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2 ), µg/m 3                      | 24 Hours**              | 80                                             | 80                                                           | 1. Improved West and Gaeke 2. Ultraviolet Fluorescence                                               |
| 2        | Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2 ), µg/m 3                     | Annual*                 | 40                                             | 30                                                           | 1. Modified Jacob&Hochheiser 2. Chemiluminescence                                                    |
| 2        | Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2 ), µg/m 3                     | 24 Hours**              | 80                                             | 80                                                           | 1. Modified Jacob&Hochheiser 2. Chemiluminescence                                                    |
| 3        | Particulate Matter (Size <10µm) or PM 10 µg/m 3      | Annual*                 | 60                                             | 60                                                           | 1. Gravimetric 2. TEOM 3. Beta attenuation                                                           |
| 3        | Particulate Matter (Size <10µm) or PM 10 µg/m 3      | 24 Hours**              | 100                                            | 100                                                          | 1. Gravimetric 2. TEOM 3. Beta attenuation                                                           |
| 4        | Particulate Matter (Size <2.5 µm) or PM 2.5 µg/m 3   | Annual*                 | 40                                             | 40                                                           | 1. Gravimetric 2. TEOM 3. Beta attenuation                                                           |
| 4        | Particulate Matter (Size <2.5 µm) or PM 2.5 µg/m 3   | 24 Hours **             | 60                                             | 60                                                           | 1. Gravimetric 2. TEOM 3. Beta attenuation                                                           |
| 5        | Ozone (O 3 ), µg/m 3                                 | 8 hours**               | 100                                            | 100                                                          | 1. UV photometric 2. Chemiluminescence 3. Chemical Method                                            |
| 5        | Ozone (O 3 ), µg/m 3                                 | 1 hours **              | 180                                            | 180                                                          | 1. UV photometric 2. Chemiluminescence 3. Chemical Method                                            |
| 6        | Lead (Pb), µg/m 3                                    | Annual *                | 0.50                                           | 0.50                                                         | 1. AAS/ICP Method after sampling using EPM 2000 or equivalent filter paper                           |
| 6        | Lead (Pb), µg/m 3                                    | 24 Hour**               | 1.0                                            | 1.0                                                          | 1. AAS/ICP Method after sampling using EPM 2000 or equivalent filter paper                           |
| 7        | Carbon Monoxide (CO), mg/m 3                         | 8 Hours **              | 02                                             | 02                                                           | Non dispersive Infra Red (NDIR) Spectroscopy                                                         |
| 7        | Carbon Monoxide (CO), mg/m 3                         | 1 Hour**                | 04                                             | 04                                                           | Non dispersive Infra Red (NDIR) Spectroscopy                                                         |
| 8        | Ammonia (NH 3 ), µg/m 3                              | Annual*                 | 100                                            | 100                                                          | 1. Chemiluminescence 2. Indophernol blue method                                                      |
| 9        | Benzene (C 6 H 6 ) , µg/m 3                          | 24 Hour** Annual *      | 400 05                                         | 400 05                                                       | 1. Gas chromatography based continuous analyzer 2. Adsorption and Desorption followed by GC analysis |
|          | Benzo(a)Pyrene (BaP)- particulate phase only, ng/m 3 | Annual*                 | 01                                             | 01                                                           | Solvent extraction followed by HPLC/GC analysis                                                      |
| 10       |                                                      |                         |                                                |                                                              |                                                                                                      |
| 11       | Arsenic (As), ng/m 3                                 | Annual*                 | 06                                             | 06                                                           | AAS/ICP method after sampling on EPM 2000 or equivalent filter paper                                 |
| 12       | Nickel (Ni), ng/m 3                                  | Annual*                 | 20                                             | 20                                                           | AAS/ICP method after sampling on EPM 2000 or equivalent filter paper                                 |

* Annual Arithmetic mean of minimum 104 measurements in a year at a particular site taken twice a week 24 hourly at uniform interval.**   24 hourly 08 hourly or 01 hourly monitored values, as applicable shall be complied with 98% of the time in a year. 2% of the time, they may exceed the limits but not on two consecutive days of monitoring.

NOTE: Whenever and wherever monitoring results on two consecutive days of monitoring exceed the limits specified above for the respective category, it shall be considered adequate reason to institute regular or continuous monitoring and further investigation.

## Primary Water Quality Criteria for Bathing

MPN/100ml                   : 500 (Maximum Permissible)

|   S. No. | CRITERIA                                                                                                                                | RATIONALE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Faecal Coliform: 500 (Desirable) MPN/100ml: 2500 (Maximum Permissible) Faecal Streptococci: 100 (Desirable) : 500 (Maximum Permissible) | To ensure low sewage contamination. Faecal coliform and faecal streptococci are considered as they reflect the bacterial pathogenicity. The desirable and permissible limits are suggested to allow for fluctuation in environmental conditions such as seasonal changes, changes in flow conditions etc. |
|        2 | Dissolved Oxygen: 5 mg/l or more                                                                                                        | The minimum dissolved oxygen concentration of 5 mg/l ensures reasonable freedom from oxygen consuming organic pollution immediately U/s which is necessary for preventing production of anaerobic gases (obnoxious gases) from sediments                                                                  |
|        3 | Biochemical Oxygen Demand (3 day@27 o C) : 3 mg/l or less                                                                               | The Biochemical Oxygen Demand of 3 mg/l or less of the water ensures reasonable freedom from oxygen demanding pollutants and prevent production of obnoxious gases.                                                                                                                                       |

## Annexure-IV