Lok Sabha Question No. 922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Level of Particulate Matter in Air
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 922

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## Level of Particulate Matter in Air

## 922. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the level of Particulate Matter (PM) in air in different parts of our country at present along with the limit of Particulate Matter in air necessary for healthy environment;
- (b) the details of cities which have higher Particulate Matter level at present;
- (c) whether the Government has launched National Clean Air Programme for tackling air pollution;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the manner in which it is likely to be implemented across the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Ambient air quality is monitored at 731 locations covering 312 cities/towns in 29  States  and  6  Union  Territories  across  the  country  under  National  Air  Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP). Ambient air quality data for PM2.5 and PM10 for 2017 is given at Annexure . Analysis of data reveals that 212 cities for PM10 and 31 cities  for  PM2.5  exceed  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards  (NAAQS)  in  the residential/industrial/rural  area.  NAAQS  (Annual)  for  PM10  and  PM2.5are  60  µg/m 3 and 40 µg/m 3 respectively.
- (c) to  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to tackle the problem of air pollutionacross the  country  in  a  comprehensive  manner.  The  overall  objective  is  to  augment  and evolve  effective  ambient  air  quality  monitoring  network  across  the  country  besides ensuring comprehensive management plan for prevention, control and abatement of air  pollution  and  enhancing  public  awareness  and  capacity  building  measures.  102 non-attainment cities have been identified. City Action Plans have to be prepared for non-attainment cities. Till date 63 action plans have been received.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 922  due for reply on 08.02.2019 regarding 'Level of Particulate Matter in Air' By Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi, Hon'ble Member of LokSabha

## Annexure Ambient air quality in cities of the country during 2017

| Sl. No.   | State / Union territory   | Sl. No.   | City            | Average No. of monitoring days   | Annual average concentration of PM 10 in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 1.        | Anantapur       | 111                              | 78*                                               |
|           |                           | 2.        | Chitoor         | 107                              | 69*                                               |
|           |                           | 3.        | Eluru           | 112                              | 74*                                               |
|           |                           | 4.        | Guntur          | 113                              | 69*                                               |
|           |                           | 5.        | Kadapa          | 111                              | 74*                                               |
|           |                           | 6.        | Kakinada        | 107                              | 66*                                               |
|           |                           | 7.        | Kurnool         | 112                              | 82*                                               |
|           |                           | 8.        | Nellore         | 112                              | 65*                                               |
|           |                           | 9.        | Prakasam        | 110                              | 65*                                               |
|           |                           | 10.       | Rajahmundry     | 103                              | 65*                                               |
|           |                           | 11.       | Srikakulam      | 111                              | 70*                                               |
|           |                           | 12.       | Tirupati        | 107                              | 63*                                               |
|           |                           | 13.       | Vijaywada       | 109                              | 99*                                               |
|           |                           | 14.       | Vishakhapatnam  | 110                              | 73*                                               |
|           |                           | 15.       | Vizianagaram    | 107                              | 72*                                               |
| 2.        | Arunachal                 | 16.       | Itnagar         | 47                               | 63                                                |
|           | Pradesh                   | 17.       | Naharlagun      | 49                               | 76                                                |
| 3.        | Assam                     | 18.       | Bongaigaon      | 90                               | 59                                                |
|           |                           | 19.       | Daranga         | 84                               | 69*                                               |
|           |                           | 20.       | Dibrugarh       | 92                               | 58                                                |
|           |                           | 21.       | Golaghat        | 90                               | 56                                                |
|           |                           | 22.       | Guwahati        | 135                              | 106*                                              |
|           |                           | 23.       | Lakhimpur       | 92                               | 62*                                               |
|           |                           | 24.       | Margherita      | 80                               | 60                                                |
|           |                           | 25.       | Nagaon          | 82                               | 75*                                               |
|           |                           | 26.       | Nalbari         | 94                               | 95*                                               |
|           |                           | 27.       | Sibsagar        | 97                               | 81*                                               |
|           |                           | 28.       | Silchar         | 84                               | 49                                                |
|           |                           | 29.       | Tezpur          | 100                              | 108*                                              |
|           |                           | 30.       | Tinsukia        | 92                               | 70*                                               |
| 4.        | Bihar                     | 31.       | Begusarai       | 104                              | 126*                                              |
|           |                           | 32.       | Bodhgaya        | 95                               | 77*                                               |
|           |                           | 33.       | Darbhanga       | 104                              | 72*                                               |
|           |                           | 34.       | Muzaffarpur     | 103                              | 167*                                              |
|           |                           | 35.       | Patna           | 76                               | 156*                                              |
|           |                           | 36.       | Rajgir          | 103                              |                                                   |
|           |                           | 37.       | Sasaram         | 113                              | 84* 87*                                           |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                | 38.       | Chandigarh      | 142                              | 109*                                              |
| 6.        | Chattisgarh               | 39.       | Bhillai         | 39                               | 97                                                |
|           |                           | 40.       | Bilaspur        | 95                               | 75*                                               |
|           |                           | 41.       | Korba           | 70                               | 58                                                |
|           |                           | 42.       | Raigarh         | 12                               | 80                                                |
|           |                           | 43.       | Raipur          | 58                               | 103*                                              |
| 7.        | Dadra & Nagar             | 44.       | Silvassa        | 95                               | 111*                                              |
| 8.        | Haveli Daman & Diu        | 45.       | Daman           | 95                               | 106*                                              |
| 9.        | Delhi                     | 46.       | Delhi           | 93                               | 241*                                              |
| 10.       | Goa                       | 47.       | Amona           | 105                              | 67*                                               |
|           |                           | 48.       | Assanora        | 105                              | 52                                                |
|           |                           | 49.       | Bicholim        | 105                              | 62*                                               |
|           |                           | 50.       | Codli           | 105                              | 66*                                               |
|           |                           | 51.       | Cuncolim        | 104                              | 84*                                               |
|           |                           | 52.       | Curchorem       | 104                              | 58                                                |
|           |                           | 53. 54.   | Honda           | 105                              | 86*                                               |
|           |                           |           | Kundaim         | 105                              | 56                                                |
|           |                           | 55.       | Mapusa          | 41                               | 87                                                |
|           |                           | 56.       | Margao          | 105                              | 58 103                                            |
|           |                           | 57.       | Mormugao        | 7                                |                                                   |
|           |                           | 58.       | Panaji          | 88                               | 105*                                              |
|           |                           | 59.       | Ponda           | 105                              | 73*                                               |
|           |                           |           |                 |                                  | 59                                                |
|           |                           | 60. 61.   | Sanguem Tilamol | 103 104                          | 63*                                               |
|           |                           | 62. 63.   | Tuem Usgao      | 105 105                          | 58 74*                                            |

| Sl. No.   | State / Union territory   | Sl. No.   | City                     | Average No. of monitoring days   | Annual average concentration of PM 10 in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 11.       | Gujarat                   | 64.       | Vasco                    | 90                               | 89*                                               |
|           |                           | 65. 66.   | Ahmedabad Anklesvar      | 95 104                           | 120* 108*                                         |
|           |                           | 67.       | Jamnagar                 | 99                               | 104*                                              |
|           |                           |           | Rajkot                   |                                  | 106*                                              |
|           |                           | 68.       | Surat                    | 95                               |                                                   |
|           |                           | 69. 70.   |                          | 104                              | 106*                                              |
|           |                           |           | Vadodara                 | 99                               | 108*                                              |
| 12.       | Haryana                   | 71. 72.   | Vapi Hissar              | 90 43                            | 114* 220                                          |
|           |                           | 73.       | Yamunanagar              | 13                               | 104                                               |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 74.       | Baddi                    | 88                               | 173*                                              |
|           |                           | 75.       | Damtal                   | 130                              | 62*                                               |
|           |                           | 76.       | Dharamshala              | 121                              | 36                                                |
|           |                           | 77.       | Gulaba                   | 17                               | 28                                                |
|           |                           | 78.       | Kala Amb                 | 153                              | 119*                                              |
|           |                           | 79.       | Manali                   | 111                              | 44                                                |
|           |                           | 80.       | Marhi                    | 16                               | 21                                                |
|           |                           | 81.       | Nalagarh                 | 122                              | 147*                                              |
|           |                           | 82.       | Paonta Sahib             | 135                              | 84*                                               |
|           |                           | 83.       | Parwanoo                 | 126                              | 65*                                               |
|           |                           | 84.       | Shimla                   | 128                              | 50                                                |
|           |                           | 85.       | Sunder Nagar             | 129                              | 73*                                               |
|           |                           | 86.       | Una                      | 131                              | 66*                                               |
|           |                           | 87.       | Vashisht                 | 34                               | 35                                                |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 88.       | Jammu                    | 87                               | 149*                                              |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                 | 89.       | Dhanbad                  | 26                               | 238                                               |
|           |                           | 90.       | Jamshedpur               | 65                               | 131*                                              |
|           |                           | 91.       | Jharia                   | 29                               | 295                                               |
|           |                           | 92.       | Ranchi                   | 101                              | 142*                                              |
|           |                           | 93.       | SaraikelaKharsawan       | 68                               | 131*                                              |
|           |                           | 94. 95.   | Sindri                   | 25 64                            | 158 77*                                           |
| 16.       | Karnataka                 | 96.       | West Singhbhum Bagalkote | 82                               | 54                                                |
|           |                           | 97.       | Bangalore                | 86                               | 92*                                               |
|           |                           | 98.       | Belgaum                  | 90                               | 95*                                               |
|           |                           | 99.       | Bidar                    | 77                               | 127*                                              |
|           |                           | 100.      | Bijapur                  | 77                               | 94*                                               |
|           |                           | 101.      | Chitradurga              | 97                               | 46                                                |
|           |                           | 102.      | Devanagere               | 80                               | 87*                                               |
|           |                           | 103.      | Gulburga                 | 89                               | 54                                                |
|           |                           | 104.      | Hassan                   | 108                              | 31                                                |
|           |                           | 105. 106. | Hubli-Dharwad            | 107                              | 79*                                               |
|           |                           |           | Karwar                   | 25                               | 73                                                |
|           |                           | 107.      | Kolar                    | 58                               | 68*                                               |
|           |                           | 108.      | Mandya                   | 97                               | 45                                                |
|           |                           | 109.      | Mangalore                | 95 98                            | 75*                                               |
|           |                           | 110.      | Mysore                   |                                  | 52                                                |
|           |                           | 111.      | Raichur                  | 115                              | 92*                                               |
|           |                           | 112.      | Shimaga Timukuru         | 87 94                            | 36 125*                                           |
| 17.       | Kerala                    | 113. 114. | Alappuzha                | 120                              | 58                                                |
|           |                           | 115.      | Kochi                    | 108                              | 51                                                |
|           |                           | 116.      | Kollam                   | 120                              | 43                                                |
|           |                           | 117.      | Kottayam                 | 120                              | 50                                                |
|           |                           | 118.      | Kozhikode                | 120                              | 47                                                |
|           |                           | 119. 120. | Malapuram                | 119                              | 32                                                |
|           |                           | 121.      | Palakkad Pathanamthitta  | 120 120                          | 44 28                                             |
|           |                           | 122.      | Thiruvananthapuram       | 106                              | 49                                                |
|           |                           | 123.      | Thissur                  | 119                              | 56                                                |
| 18.       | Lakshwadeep               | 124. 125. | Wayanad Kavaratti        | 120 35                           | 43 33                                             |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 126.      | Amlai                    | 90                               | 82*                                               |
|           |                           | 127.      | Bhopal                   | 86                               | 93*                                               |
|           |                           | 128.      | Chhindwara               | 100                              | 65*                                               |
|           |                           | 129. 130. | Dewas Gwalior            | 94 96                            | 75* 110*                                          |
|           |                           | 131.      | Indore                   | 91                               | 80*                                               |
|           |                           | 132.      | Jabalpur                 | 100                              | 74*                                               |

| Sl. No.   | State / Union territory   | Sl. No.   | City                   | Average No. of monitoring days   | Annual average concentration of PM 10 in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|           |                           | 133.      | Katni                  | 101                              | 86*                                               |
|           |                           | 134.      | Nagda                  | 101                              | 71*                                               |
|           |                           | 135.      | Prithampur             | 82                               | 85*                                               |
|           |                           | 136.      | Sagar                  | 59                               | 69*                                               |
|           |                           | 137.      | Satna                  | 101                              | 80*                                               |
|           |                           | 138.      | Singrauli              | 94                               | 109*                                              |
|           |                           | 139.      | Ujjain                 | 89                               | 75*                                               |
| 20.       | Maharashtra               | 140.      | Akola                  | 97                               | 127*                                              |
|           |                           | 141.      | Amravati               | 84                               | 106*                                              |
|           |                           | 142.      | Aurangabad             | 97                               | 83*                                               |
|           |                           | 143.      | Badlapur               | 75                               | 159*                                              |
|           |                           | 144.      | Bhiwandi               | 101                              | 68*                                               |
|           |                           | 145.      | Chandrapur             | 133                              | 146*                                              |
|           |                           | 146.      | Dombivali/Ambernath    | 84                               | 176*                                              |
|           |                           | 147.      | Jalgaon                | 103                              | 77*                                               |
|           |                           | 148.      | Jalna                  | 93                               | 101*                                              |
|           |                           | 149.      | Kolhapur               | 91                               | 90*                                               |
|           |                           | 150.      | Latur                  | 92 88                            | 81* 151*                                          |
|           |                           | 151. 152. | Mumbai Nagpur          | 122                              | 102*                                              |
|           |                           | 153.      | Nanded                 | 77                               | 42                                                |
|           |                           | 154.      | Nashik                 | 143                              | 81*                                               |
|           |                           | 155.      | Navi Mumbai            | 103                              | 105*                                              |
|           |                           | 156.      |                        |                                  |                                                   |
|           |                           | 157.      | Pimpri-Chinchwad       | 272                              | 82* 102*                                          |
|           |                           | 158.      | Pune                   | 87                               |                                                   |
|           |                           | 159.      | Sangli                 | 100                              | 76*                                               |
|           |                           |           | Solapur                | 97                               | 64*                                               |
|           |                           | 160. 161. | Thane Ulhasnagar       | 89 72                            | 125* 149*                                         |
| 21.       | Manipur                   | 162.      | Imphal                 | 104                              | 29                                                |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                 | 163.      | Byrnihat               | 104                              | 174*                                              |
|           |                           | 164.      | Dawki                  | 103                              | 28                                                |
|           |                           | 165.      | Khliehriat             | 89                               | 44                                                |
|           |                           | 166.      | Nongstoin              | 105                              | 36                                                |
|           |                           | 167.      | Shillong               | 82                               | 40                                                |
|           |                           | 168.      | Tura                   | 106                              | 38                                                |
| 23.       | Mizoram                   | 169. 170. | Umiam / Umsning Aizawl | 104 100                          | 110* 52                                           |
|           |                           | 171.      | Champhai               | 103                              | 25                                                |
|           |                           | 172.      | Kolasib                | 104                              | 29                                                |
|           |                           | 173.      | Lunglei                | 97                               | 25                                                |
| 24.       | Nagaland                  | 174.      | Dimapur                | 92                               | 138*                                              |
|           |                           | 175.      | Kohima                 | 96                               | 114*                                              |
| 25.       |                           | 176.      | Angul                  | 100                              | 94*                                               |
|           |                           | 177.      | Balasore               | 103                              | 83*                                               |
|           |                           | 178.      | Berhampur              | 101                              | 61*                                               |
|           |                           | 179.      | Bhubneshwar            | 83                               | 91*                                               |
|           |                           | 180.      | Cuttack                | 105                              | 86*                                               |
|           |                           | 181.      | Jharsuguda             | 69                               | 90*                                               |
|           | Odisha                    | 182.      | Kalinga Nagar          | 84                               | 126*                                              |
|           |                           | 183.      | Konark                 | 84                               | 94*                                               |
|           |                           | 184.      | Paradeep               | 97                               | 106*                                              |
|           |                           | 185.      | Puri                   | 66                               | 77*                                               |
|           |                           | 186.      | Rayagada               | 105                              | 58                                                |
|           |                           | 187.      | Rourkela               | 72                               | 117*                                              |
|           |                           | 188.      | Sambalpur              | 107                              | 82*                                               |
|           |                           | 189.      | Talcher                | 100                              | 96*                                               |
| 26.       | Puducherry                | 190.      | Karaikal               | 96                               | 43                                                |
|           |                           | 191.      | Puducherry             | 85                               | 41                                                |
| 27.       | Punjab                    | 192.      | Amritsar               | 62                               | 168*                                              |
|           |                           | 193.      | Bhatinda               | 74                               | 131*                                              |
|           |                           | 194.      | DeraBassi              | 130                              | 93*                                               |
|           |                           | 195.      | Faridkot               | 45                               | 124                                               |
|           |                           | 196.      | Gobindgarh             | 129                              | 136*                                              |
|           |                           | 197.      | Hoshiarpur             |                                  |                                                   |
|           |                           | 198.      |                        | 54 71                            | 111* 223*                                         |
|           |                           | 199.      | Jalandhar Khanna       | 133                              | 139*                                              |
|           |                           | 200.      | Ludhiana               | 136                              | 162*                                              |
|           |                           | 201.      | NayaNangal             | 123                              | 90*                                               |

| Sl. No.   | State / Union territory   | Sl. No.   | City                | Average No. of monitoring days   | Annual average concentration of PM 10 in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|           |                           | 202.      | Pathankot/Dera Baba | 79                               | 90*                                               |
|           |                           | 203.      | Patiala             | 59                               | 101*                                              |
|           |                           | 204.      | Sangrur             | 103                              | 95*                                               |
| 28.       | Rajasthan                 | 205.      | Alwar               | 86                               | 134*                                              |
|           |                           | 206.      | Bharatpur           | 100                              | 164*                                              |
|           |                           | 207.      | Bhiwadi             | 93                               | 200*                                              |
|           |                           | 208.      | Jaipur              | 100                              | 177*                                              |
|           |                           | 209.      | Jodhpur             | 79                               | 180*                                              |
|           |                           | 210.      | Kota                | 82                               | 130*                                              |
|           |                           | 211.      | Udaipur             | 104                              | 126*                                              |
| 29.       | Sikkim                    | 212.      | Chungthang          | 55                               | 23                                                |
|           |                           | 213.      | Gangtok             | 63                               | 40                                                |
|           |                           | 214.      | Mangan              | 61                               | 28                                                |
|           |                           | 215.      | Namchi              | 60                               | 24                                                |
|           |                           | 216.      | Pelling             | 66                               | 22                                                |
|           |                           | 217.      | Rangpo              | 90                               | 53                                                |
|           |                           |           |                     | 63                               | 23                                                |
|           |                           | 218. 219. | Ravangla            | 90                               | 51                                                |
| 30.       | Tamilnadu                 | 220.      | Singtam Chennai     | 90                               | 62*                                               |
|           |                           | 221.      | Coimbatore          | 97                               | 49                                                |
|           |                           | 222.      | Cuddalore           | 100                              | 51                                                |
|           |                           | 223.      | Madurai             | 95                               | 67*                                               |
|           |                           | 224.      | Mettur              | 108                              | 42                                                |
|           |                           |           |                     |                                  | 52                                                |
|           |                           | 225.      | Salem               | 136                              |                                                   |
|           |                           | 226. 227. | Trichy Tuticorin    | 96 98                            | 86* 132*                                          |
| 31.       | Telangana                 | 228.      | Adilabad            | 91                               | 65*                                               |
|           |                           | 229.      | Hyderabad           | 99                               | 108*                                              |
|           |                           | 230.      | Karimnagar          | 89                               | 72*                                               |
|           |                           | 231.      | Khammam             | 87                               | 55                                                |
|           |                           | 232.      | Kothur              | 96                               | 80*                                               |
|           |                           | 233.      | Nalgonda            | 86                               | 60                                                |
|           |                           | 234.      | Nizamabad           | 86                               | 62*                                               |
|           |                           | 235.      | Patencheru          | 104                              | 78*                                               |
|           |                           | 236.      | Ramagundam          | 84                               | 76*                                               |
|           |                           | 237.      | Sangareddy          | 98                               | 79*                                               |
|           |                           |           | Warangal            |                                  | 70*                                               |
| 32.       | Tripura                   | 238. 239. | Agartala            | 98 69                            | 62*                                               |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 240.      | Agra                | 110                              | 185*                                              |
|           |                           | 241.      | Allahabad           | 109                              | 140*                                              |
|           |                           |           | Anpara              |                                  |                                                   |
|           |                           | 242. 243. | Bareily             | 81 52                            | 153* 195*                                         |
|           |                           | 244.      | Firozabad           | 61                               | 221*                                              |
|           |                           | 245.      | Gajraula            | 95                               | 206*                                              |
|           |                           | 246.      | Ghaziabad           | 61                               | 280*                                              |
|           |                           | 247.      | Gorakpur            | 50                               | 186*                                              |
|           |                           | 248.      | Jhansi              | 103                              | 113*                                              |
|           |                           | 249.      | Kanpur              | 82                               | 224*                                              |
|           |                           | 250.      | Khurja              | 92                               | 208*                                              |
|           |                           | 251.      | Lucknow             | 64                               | 246*                                              |
|           |                           | 252.      | Mathura             | 36                               | 154                                               |
|           |                           | 253.      | Meerut              | 54                               | 153*                                              |
|           |                           | 254.      | Moradabad           | 86                               | 217*                                              |
|           |                           | 255.      | Noida               | 86                               | 216*                                              |
|           |                           | 256.      | Raebareli           | 75                               | 141*                                              |
|           |                           | 257.      | Saharanpur          | 64                               | 174*                                              |
|           |                           | 258.      | Unnao Varanasi      | 95 72                            | 125*                                              |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand               | 259. 260. | Dehradun            | 45                               | 244* 248                                          |
|           |                           | 261.      | Haldwani            | 99                               | 129*                                              |
|           |                           | 262.      | Haridwar            | 86                               | 106*                                              |
|           |                           | 263.      | Kashipur            | 96                               |                                                   |
|           |                           | 264.      | Rishikesh           | 85                               | 111* 128*                                         |
| 35.       | West Bengal               | 265. 266. | Rudrapur Asansol    | 100 104                          | 126* 163*                                         |
|           |                           | 267.      | Baharampur          | 104                              | 109*                                              |
|           |                           | 268.      | Balurghat           | 104                              | 46                                                |
|           |                           | 269. 270. | Bankura Barasat     | 104 104                          | 92* 103*                                          |

| Sl. No.   | State / Union territory   |   Sl. No. | City           |   Average No. of monitoring days | Annual average concentration of PM 10 in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|           |                           |       271 | Bardhaman      |                              102 | 97*                                               |
|           |                           |       272 | Barrackpore    |                              104 | 90*                                               |
|           |                           |       273 | Bolpur         |                              104 | 92*                                               |
|           |                           |       274 | Chinsura       |                              104 | 83*                                               |
|           |                           |       275 | Coochbehar     |                              104 | 56                                                |
|           |                           |       276 | Dankuni        |                              104 | 77*                                               |
|           |                           |       277 | Darjeeling     |                               54 | 56                                                |
|           |                           |       278 | Durgapur       |                              104 | 154*                                              |
|           |                           |       279 | Ghatal         |                              104 | 96*                                               |
|           |                           |       280 | Haldia         |                              104 | 97*                                               |
|           |                           |       281 | Howrah         |                              104 | 110*                                              |
|           |                           |       282 | Jalpaiguri     |                              104 | 53                                                |
|           |                           |       283 | Kalyani        |                              104 | 85*                                               |
|           |                           |       284 | Kharagpur      |                              104 | 129*                                              |
|           |                           |       285 | Kolkata        |                              104 | 120*                                              |
|           |                           |       286 | Krishnanagar   |                              104 | 93*                                               |
|           |                           |       287 | Malda          |                              103 | 62*                                               |
|           |                           |       288 | Medinipur      |                              104 | 86*                                               |
|           |                           |       289 | Purulia        |                              104 | 86*                                               |
|           |                           |       290 | Raigunj        |                              104 | 47                                                |
|           |                           |       291 | Rampurhat      |                              104 | 92*                                               |
|           |                           |       292 | Ranaghat       |                              104 | 103*                                              |
|           |                           |       293 | Raniganj       |                              104 | 163*                                              |
|           |                           |       294 | Rishra         |                              104 | 91*                                               |
|           |                           |       295 | Sankrail       |                              104 | 78*                                               |
|           |                           |       296 | Siliguri       |                              103 | 59                                                |
|           |                           |       297 | South Suburban |                              105 | 104*                                              |
|           |                           |       298 | Suri           |                              104 | 92*                                               |
|           |                           |       299 | Tamluk         |                              104 | 112*                                              |
|           |                           |       300 | Tribeni        |                              104 | 79*                                               |
|           |                           |       301 | Uluberia       |                              104 | 79*                                               |

NB.  No.  of  monitoring  days≥  50  have  been  considered  as  adequate,  '*' cities  exceeding  NAAQS  w.r.t  PM10,,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 areasNAAQS (annual): PM10=60  µg/m 3 , (Residential / industrial / rural  /  other  areas  and Ecologically sensitive area)

Ambient air quality in cities with respect to PM2.5during 2017

| Sl. No.   | State / UT           | Sl. No                                              | City                                                                                         | Average No. of monitoring days                 | Annual average of PM2.5 in                       | µg/m 3                                           |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Bihar                | 1.                                                  | Begusarai                                                                                    | 104                                            | 68*                                              | 68*                                              |
| 2.        | Chandigarh           | 2.                                                  | Muzaffarpur                                                                                  | 103                                            | 89*                                              | 89*                                              |
|           |                      | 3.                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                   | 135                                            | 64*                                              | 64*                                              |
| 3.        | Chattisgarh          | 4.                                                  | Raigarh                                                                                      | 12                                             | 45                                               | 45                                               |
| 4.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 5.                                                  | Silvassa                                                                                     | 95                                             | 33                                               | 33                                               |
| 5.        | Daman & Diu          | 6.                                                  | Daman                                                                                        | 95                                             | 32                                               | 32                                               |
| 6.        | Delhi                | 7.                                                  | Delhi                                                                                        | 71                                             | 106*                                             | 106*                                             |
| 7.        |                      | 8.                                                  | Amona                                                                                        | 105                                            | 22                                               | 22                                               |
|           |                      | 9.                                                  | Assanora                                                                                     | 105                                            | 17                                               | 17                                               |
|           |                      | 10. 11.                                             | Bicholim                                                                                     | 105                                            | 20 21                                            | 20 21                                            |
|           |                      | 12.                                                 | Codli                                                                                        | 105                                            | 45*                                              | 45*                                              |
|           |                      | 13.                                                 | Cuncolim                                                                                     | 104                                            |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      | 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.     | Kundaim Margao Panaji Ponda Sanguem Tilamol Tuem                                             | 105 105 28 105 103 104 105 105                 | 27 18 19 47 23                                   | 27 18 19 47 23                                   |
|           | Goa                  | 14.                                                 | Curchorem Honda                                                                              | 104 105                                        | 28                                               | 28                                               |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              | 95                                             |                                                  |                                                  |
|           | Gujarat              | 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.                                 | Usgao Ahmedabad Anklesvar Jamnagar Rajkot Surat Vadodara                                     | 104 99 95 104 99 89 88                         | 29 32 18 24 38 35 36                             | 29 32 18 24 38 35 36                             |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh     | 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.             | Vapi Manali Parwanoo Sunder Nagar Bagalkote Bangalore Belgaum Bijapur Chitradurga Devanagere | 95 96                                          | 37 36 36 36 23 20 41* 37 46* 53* 39 20 22        | 37 36 36 36 23 20 41* 37 46* 53* 39 20 22        |
| 11.       |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |
| 9. 10.    |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              | 78 66                                          |                                                  |                                                  |
|           | Madhya Pradesh       | 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. | Timukuru Amlai Bhopal Chhindwara Gwalior Indore Jabalpur Katni Nagda                         | 29 47 31 115 75 25 88 70 98 96 64 99 100 82 62 | 17 58 30 41* 41* 47* 43* 23 41* 33 44* 25 31 50* | 17 58 30 41* 41* 47* 43* 23 41* 33 44* 25 31 50* |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              | 99                                             |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      | 58.                                                 | Prithampur Sagar                                                                             | 81 94                                          |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      |                                                     | Satna Singrauli                                                                              | 66                                             |                                                  |                                                  |
|           | Maharashtra          | 59. 60. 61.                                         | Ujjain                                                                                       | 83 100                                         | 37                                               | 37                                               |
| 12.       |                      | 62.                                                 | Mumbai                                                                                       |                                                | 40                                               | 40                                               |
|           |                      |                                                     | Angul                                                                                        |                                                | 45*                                              | 45*                                              |
|           |                      | 63.                                                 |                                                                                              |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |
| 13.       |                      |                                                     | Balasore                                                                                     | 103                                            |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      | 64.                                                 |                                                                                              |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              | 64 65                                          |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              | 46 35                                          |                                                  |                                                  |
|           | Karnataka            |                                                     |                                                                                              | 50                                             |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      | Hassan                                              |                                                                                              |                                                | 29                                               | 29                                               |
|           |                      |                                                     | Hubli-Dharwad                                                                                | 95 10                                          | 35                                               | 35                                               |
|           |                      | 42. 43.                                             | Karwar Kolar                                                                                 | 18                                             | 28 42                                            | 28 42                                            |
|           |                      | 44.                                                 | Mandya                                                                                       |                                                | 25                                               | 25                                               |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              |                                                | 50                                               | 50                                               |
|           |                      | Mysore                                              | Mangalore                                                                                    |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      |                                                     | Raichur                                                                                      |                                                | 27 39                                            | 27 39                                            |
|           |                      |                                                     | Shimaga                                                                                      |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              |                                                | 45*                                              | 45*                                              |
|           | Odisha               |                                                     |                                                                                              |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      |                                                     | Berhampur                                                                                    | 101                                            | 35                                               | 35                                               |
|           |                      |                                                     | Bhubneshwar                                                                                  |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              |                                                | 36                                               | 36                                               |
|           |                      |                                                     |                                                                                              | 51                                             |                                                  |                                                  |
|           | 65. 66.              |                                                     |                                                                                              |                                                |                                                  |                                                  |

| Sl. No.   | State / UT    |   Sl. No | City          |   Average No. of monitoring days | Annual average of PM2.5 in µg/m 3   |
|-----------|---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|           |               |       67 | Cuttack       |                              103 | 43*                                 |
|           |               |       68 | Jharsuguda    |                               69 | 47*                                 |
|           |               |       69 | Kalinga Nagar |                               71 | 57*                                 |
|           |               |       70 | Konark        |                               69 | 36                                  |
|           |               |       71 | Paradeep      |                               86 | 40                                  |
|           |               |       72 | Puri          |                               26 | 25                                  |
|           |               |       73 | Rayagada      |                              105 | 34                                  |
|           |               |       74 | Rourkela      |                               67 | 42*                                 |
|           |               |       75 | Sambalpur     |                              107 | 46*                                 |
|           |               |       76 | Talcher       |                              100 | 45*                                 |
| 14.       | Tamilnadu     |       77 | Chennai       |                               83 | 32                                  |
| 14.       | Tamilnadu     |       78 | Coimbatore    |                               94 | 34                                  |
| 14.       | Tamilnadu     |       79 | Madurai       |                               38 | 30                                  |
| 15.       | Telangana     |       80 | Adilabad      |                               91 | 31                                  |
| 15.       | Telangana     |       81 | Hyderabad     |                               85 | 54*                                 |
| 15.       | Telangana     |       82 | Khammam       |                               27 | 27                                  |
| 15.       | Telangana     |       83 | Nalgonda      |                               87 | 36                                  |
| 15.       | Telangana     |       84 | Nizamabad     |                               86 | 29                                  |
| 15.       | Telangana     |       85 | Patencheru    |                               68 | 31                                  |
| 15.       | Telangana     |       86 | Sangareddy    |                               94 | 37                                  |
| 16.       | Tripura       |       87 | Agartala      |                               69 | 40                                  |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh |       88 | Agra          |                              106 | 124*                                |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh |       89 | Lucknow       |                               74 | 102*                                |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       90 | Asansol       |                              104 | 67*                                 |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       91 | Barrackpore   |                              104 | 44*                                 |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       92 | Darjeeling    |                               54 | 21                                  |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       93 | Durgapur      |                              103 | 69*                                 |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       94 | Haldia        |                              104 | 35                                  |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       95 | Howrah        |                              104 | 64*                                 |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       96 | Kalyani       |                              103 | 46*                                 |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       97 | Kolkata       |                              105 | 71*                                 |
| 18.       | West Bengal   |       98 | Siliguri      |                              103 | 24                                  |

NB:No.  of  monitoring  days≥  50  have  been  considered  as adequate.  '*'  cities  exceeding  NAAQS  w.r.t  PM2.5, 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):  PM2.5=40  µg/m 3 ,  (Residential    /  industrial  /  rural  / other areas and Ecologically sensitive area)