Lok Sabha Question No. 1936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Most Polluted Cities/Towns
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Sanjay Bhatia

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1936

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Most Polluted Cities/Towns

1936. SHRI B.B. PATIL: SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has identified the most polluted cities/towns in the country;
- (b) whether the air quality index of Delhi is mostly in severe category and if so, the remedial measures to be taken in this regard and whether the Government has any plan to prevent the increasing pollution so that future generation can be protected;
- (c) the details of such cities in the country including the level of pollution increased during the  last  two  years  and  the  reasons  therefor,  State-wise  including  status  of  metropolitan cities of Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to stop the increasing pollution level of those cities and towns and if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard;
- (e) whether  air  purifiers  used  to  combat  air  pollution  can  reduce  air  pollution  in  major metropolitan areas only by 20 per cent, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether  Air  Quality  of  my  parliamentary  constituency  Panipat  city  is  very  bad  due  to which the people of Panipat are suffering from many diseases and disorders; and
- (g) if so, whether the Government proposes to set up an air quality plant in my parliamentary constituency Panipat to improve air Quality and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c) Government has identified 131 cities (including 123 non-attainment cities exceeding National Ambient  Air  Quality Standards) in the country under National Clean  Air Programme for taking sustained actions for improving their air quality.

Air quality index of Delhi indicates an improvement in air quality in 2022 compared to 2016, as number days in Good, Satisfactory, Moderate category have increased and Poor to Severe days  decreased  in  the  year  2022  as  compared  to  year  2016.  Air  Quality  Index  of  Delhi  is given as Annexure-I.

Out of the 131 cities, 95 cities have shown improvement in air quality in terms of Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) concentrations in FY 2021-22 with respect to base year FY 2017-18. 20

cities have met the NAAQS in the year 2021-22. Details of air quality status of 131 cities are enclosed as Annexure-II.

- (d) The Government has launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound  programme  to  reduce  air  pollution  in  a  comprehensive  manner  with  target  to achieve  upto  40%  reduction  in  PM10  concentration  level  by  the  year  2025-2026  w.r.t. baseline of 2017-18. City specific clean air action plans under NCAP have been prepared and rolled out for implementation in these 131 non-attainment/million plus cities including Delhi. The specific clean air action plans target the city specific air polluting sources viz. vehicular emission,  road  dust,  biomass/crop/garbage/MSW  burning,  construction  activities,  industrial emission and other city specific sources etc.

(e) to (g) In compliance to the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, two experimental pilot projects  of  smog  towers,  one  at  Anand  Vihar  by  Central  Government  and  another  at Connaught Place by Delhi Government are operational. Further utility/ replication  in other cities  including  Panipat  will  depend  on  the  performance  results  of  smog  towers  and  other relevant issues.

The ambient air quality of Panipat reveals that during 2022, out of 244 days, 197 days were under Good, Satisfactory and Moderate and only 47 days were under 'Poor'. There were no days in 'Severe' category of air quality index in Panipat.

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## Air Quality Index of Delhi (2016-2022)

| Category              | Year                  |   2016 | 2017    | 2018   |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 | 2019   |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Category              | No. of Days           |    354 | 365 365 |        |    365 |    366 |    365 |    365 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 | 2019   |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
| Good (0-50)           | Good (0-50)           |      0 | 2       | 0      |      2 |      5 |      1 |      3 |    108 |    159 |    182 |        |    227 |    197 |    163 |
| Satisfactory (51-100) | Satisfactory (51-100) |     25 | 45      | 53     |     59 |     95 |     72 |     65 |    108 |    159 |    182 |        |    227 |    197 |    163 |
| Moderate (101-200)    | Moderate (101-200)    |     83 | 105     | 106    |    121 |    127 |    124 |     95 |    108 |    159 |    182 |        |    227 |    197 |    163 |
| Poor (201-300)        | Poor (201-300)        |    120 | 115     | 114    |    103 |     75 |     80 |    130 |    246 |    213 |    206 | 183    |    139 |    168 |    202 |
| Very Poor (301-400)   | Very Poor (301-400)   |    101 | 89      | 72     |     56 |     49 |     64 |     66 |    246 |    213 |    206 | 183    |    139 |    168 |    202 |
| Severe (>401)         | Severe (>401)         |     25 | 9       | 20     |     24 |     15 |     24 |      6 |    246 |    213 |    206 | 183    |    139 |    168 |    202 |

## Annexure I

## Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP

## Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM10)

| States           | Sl. No.   | Cities             | 2017-2018                                      | 2021-2022 Average                      |
|------------------|-----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| States           | Sl. No.   | Cities             | Average concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 ) | concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 ) |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1         | Anantpur           | 78                                             | 52                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 2         | Chittur            | 70                                             | 49                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 3         | Eluru              | 72                                             | 65                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 4         | Guntur             | 66                                             | 58                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 5         | Kadapa             | 75                                             | 54                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 6         | Kurnool            | 79                                             | 61                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 7         | Nellore            | 64                                             | 55                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 8         | Ongole             | 65                                             | 52                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 9         | Rajamahendrav aram | 85                                             | 68                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 10        | Srikakulam         | 69                                             | 75                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 11        | Vijayawada         | 91                                             | 67                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 12        | Visakhapatnam      | 76                                             | 98                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 13        | Vizhianagaram      | 72                                             | 71                                     |
| Assam            | 14        | Guwahati           | 103                                            | 103                                    |
| Assam            | 15        | Nagaon             | 82                                             | 104                                    |
| Assam            | 16        | Nalbari            | 87                                             | 99                                     |
| Assam            | 17        | Silchar            | 49                                             | 45                                     |
| Assam            | 18        | Sivasagar          | 73                                             | 47                                     |
| Bihar            | 19        | Patna*             | 172                                            | 145                                    |
| Bihar            | 20        | Gaya*              | 79                                             | 97                                     |
| Bihar            | 21        | Muzaffarpur*       | 147                                            | 153                                    |
| Chandigarh       | 22        | Chandigarh*        | 114                                            | 97                                     |
| Chattisgarh      | 23        | Korba              | 57                                             | 61                                     |
| Chattisgarh      | 24        | Durg Bhilainagar   | 86                                             | 58                                     |
| Chattisgarh      | 25        | Raipur             | 70                                             | 61                                     |
| Delhi            | 26        | Delhi*             | 241                                            | 196                                    |
| Gujarat          | 27        | Ahmedabad          | 164                                            | 113                                    |
| Gujarat          | 28        | Rajkot             | 150                                            | 116                                    |
| Gujarat          | 29        | Surat              | 130                                            | 100                                    |
| Gujarat          | 30        | Vadodara           | 133                                            | 121                                    |
| Haryana          | 31        | Faridabad*         | -                                              | 209                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 32        | Baddi              | 174                                            | 132                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 33        | Damtal             | 55                                             | 64                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh | 34        | Kala Amb           | 118                                            | 114                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 35        | Nalagarh           | 146                                            | 84                                     |

| Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                                                   | Sl. No.                                                                                                                  | Cities                                                                                                                   | 2017-2018 Average concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 )                                                                 | 2021-2022 Average concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 )                                                                 |
| States                                                                                                                   | 36                                                                                                                       | Paonta Sahib                                                                                                             | 84                                                                                                                       | 90                                                                                                                       |
| States                                                                                                                   | 37                                                                                                                       | Parwanoo                                                                                                                 | 66                                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                                       |
| States                                                                                                                   | 38                                                                                                                       | Sunder Nagar                                                                                                             | 78                                                                                                                       | 47                                                                                                                       |
| Jammu&Kas hmir                                                                                                           | 39                                                                                                                       | Jammu                                                                                                                    | 157                                                                                                                      | 170                                                                                                                      |
| Jammu&Kas hmir                                                                                                           | 40                                                                                                                       | Srinagar                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                        | 111                                                                                                                      |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                | 41                                                                                                                       | Dhanbad*                                                                                                                 | 315                                                                                                                      | 235                                                                                                                      |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                | 42                                                                                                                       | Jamshedpur*                                                                                                              | 135                                                                                                                      | 110                                                                                                                      |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                | 43                                                                                                                       | Ranchi*                                                                                                                  | 141                                                                                                                      | 110                                                                                                                      |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                | 44                                                                                                                       | Bengaluru                                                                                                                | 92                                                                                                                       | 67                                                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                | 45                                                                                                                       | Devangere                                                                                                                | 74                                                                                                                       | 57                                                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                | 46                                                                                                                       | Gulburga / Kalaburagi                                                                                                    | 55                                                                                                                       | 84                                                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                | 47                                                                                                                       | Hubli-Dharwad                                                                                                            | 79                                                                                                                       | 68                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 48                                                                                                                       | Bhopal                                                                                                                   | 112                                                                                                                      | 116                                                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 49                                                                                                                       | Dewas                                                                                                                    | 83                                                                                                                       | 81                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 50                                                                                                                       | Gwalior                                                                                                                  | 126                                                                                                                      | 109                                                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 51                                                                                                                       | Indore                                                                                                                   | 82                                                                                                                       | 103                                                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 52                                                                                                                       | Jabalpur                                                                                                                 | 101                                                                                                                      | 115                                                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 53                                                                                                                       | Sagar                                                                                                                    | 73                                                                                                                       | 79                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 54                                                                                                                       | Ujjain                                                                                                                   | 93                                                                                                                       | 114                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 55                                                                                                                       | Aurangabad                                                                                                               | 75                                                                                                                       | 86                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 56                                                                                                                       | Akola                                                                                                                    | 111                                                                                                                      | 64                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 57                                                                                                                       | Amravati                                                                                                                 | 102                                                                                                                      | 66                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 58                                                                                                                       | Badlapur                                                                                                                 | 160                                                                                                                      | 94                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 59                                                                                                                       | Chandrapur                                                                                                               | 118                                                                                                                      | 104                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 60                                                                                                                       | Greater Mumbai                                                                                                           | 161                                                                                                                      | 106                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 61                                                                                                                       | Jalgaon                                                                                                                  | 70                                                                                                                       | 59                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 62                                                                                                                       | Jalna                                                                                                                    | 99                                                                                                                       | 93                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 63                                                                                                                       | Kolhapur                                                                                                                 | 89                                                                                                                       | 81                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 64                                                                                                                       | Latur                                                                                                                    | 82                                                                                                                       | 57                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 65                                                                                                                       | Nagpur                                                                                                                   | 100                                                                                                                      | 68                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 66                                                                                                                       | Nashik                                                                                                                   | 82                                                                                                                       | 59                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 67                                                                                                                       | Navi Mumbai                                                                                                              | 88                                                                                                                       | 97                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 68                                                                                                                       | Pune                                                                                                                     | 102                                                                                                                      | 85                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 69                                                                                                                       | Sangli                                                                                                                   | 87                                                                                                                       | 60                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 70                                                                                                                       | Solapur                                                                                                                  | 81                                                                                                                       | 60                                                                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 71                                                                                                                       | Thane                                                                                                                    | 138                                                                                                                      | 130                                                                                                                      |

| Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                                                   | Sl. No.                                                                                                                  | Cities                                                                                                                   | 2017-2018 Average concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 )                                                                 | 2021-2022 Average concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 )                                                                 |
| States                                                                                                                   | 72                                                                                                                       | Ulhasnagar                                                                                                               | 153                                                                                                                      | 77                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 73                                                                                                                       | Vasai virar                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                        | 174                                                                                                                      |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                | 74                                                                                                                       | Byrnihat                                                                                                                 | 175                                                                                                                      | 181                                                                                                                      |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                 | 75                                                                                                                       | Dimapur                                                                                                                  | 142                                                                                                                      | 84                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 76                                                                                                                       | Kohima                                                                                                                   | 127                                                                                                                      | 69                                                                                                                       |
| Odisha                                                                                                                   | 77                                                                                                                       | Angul                                                                                                                    | 97                                                                                                                       | 97                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 78                                                                                                                       | Balasore                                                                                                                 | 84                                                                                                                       | 74                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 79                                                                                                                       | Bhubneshwar                                                                                                              | 85                                                                                                                       | 95                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 80                                                                                                                       | Cuttack                                                                                                                  | 93                                                                                                                       | 90                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 81                                                                                                                       | Kalinga Nagar                                                                                                            | 109                                                                                                                      | 114                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 82                                                                                                                       | Rourkela                                                                                                                 | 99                                                                                                                       | 106                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 83                                                                                                                       | Talcher                                                                                                                  | 113                                                                                                                      | 81                                                                                                                       |
| Punjab                                                                                                                   | 84                                                                                                                       | Amritsar*                                                                                                                | 189                                                                                                                      | 118                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 85                                                                                                                       | Dera Baba Nanak*                                                                                                         | 79                                                                                                                       | 71                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 86                                                                                                                       | Dera Bassi*                                                                                                              | 88                                                                                                                       | 98                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 87                                                                                                                       | Jalandhar*                                                                                                               | 178                                                                                                                      | 130                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 88                                                                                                                       | Khanna*                                                                                                                  | 142                                                                                                                      | 106                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 89                                                                                                                       | Ludhiana*                                                                                                                | 168                                                                                                                      | 150                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 90                                                                                                                       | Mandi Gobindgarh*                                                                                                        | 148                                                                                                                      | 122                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 91                                                                                                                       | Naya Nangal*                                                                                                             | 87                                                                                                                       | 70                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 92                                                                                                                       | Patiala*                                                                                                                 | 106                                                                                                                      | 109                                                                                                                      |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                | 93                                                                                                                       | Jaipur                                                                                                                   | 172                                                                                                                      | 126                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 94                                                                                                                       | Alwar                                                                                                                    | 152                                                                                                                      | 112                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 95                                                                                                                       | Jodhpur                                                                                                                  | 189                                                                                                                      | 161                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 96                                                                                                                       | Kota                                                                                                                     | 139                                                                                                                      | 112                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 97                                                                                                                       | Udaipur                                                                                                                  | 127                                                                                                                      | 122                                                                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                               | 98                                                                                                                       | Chennai                                                                                                                  | 66                                                                                                                       | 57                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 99                                                                                                                       | Madurai                                                                                                                  | 72                                                                                                                       | 53                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                                      | Trichy                                                                                                                   | 88                                                                                                                       | 45                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 101                                                                                                                      | Tuticorin                                                                                                                | 123                                                                                                                      | 67                                                                                                                       |
| Telangana                                                                                                                | 102                                                                                                                      | Hyderabad                                                                                                                | 110                                                                                                                      | 88                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 103                                                                                                                      | Nalgonda                                                                                                                 | 59                                                                                                                       | 70                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 104                                                                                                                      | Patencheru                                                                                                               | 74                                                                                                                       | 76                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 105                                                                                                                      | Sangareddy                                                                                                               | 85                                                                                                                       | 83                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 106                                                                                                                      | Agra*                                                                                                                    | 202                                                                                                                      | 146                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 107                                                                                                                      | Allahabad*                                                                                                               | 169                                                                                                                      | 119                                                                                                                      |

| Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   | Ambient Air Quality status of 131 Non-Attainment Cities under NCAP (Integrated Annual Average Concentration of PM 10 )   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                                                   | Sl. No.                                                                                                                  | Cities                                                                                                                   | 2017-2018                                                                                                                | 2021-2022                                                                                                                |
| States                                                                                                                   | Sl. No.                                                                                                                  | Cities                                                                                                                   | Average concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 )                                                                           | Average concentration (F.Y.) ofPM 10 (µg/m 3 )                                                                           |
| States                                                                                                                   | 108                                                                                                                      | Ghaziabad*                                                                                                               | 285                                                                                                                      | 216                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 109                                                                                                                      | Kanpur*                                                                                                                  | 227                                                                                                                      | 170                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 110                                                                                                                      | Lucknow*                                                                                                                 | 253                                                                                                                      | 148                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 111                                                                                                                      | Meerut*                                                                                                                  | 159                                                                                                                      | 186                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 112                                                                                                                      | Varanasi*                                                                                                                | 230                                                                                                                      | 114                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 113                                                                                                                      | Anpara*                                                                                                                  | 175                                                                                                                      | 154                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 114                                                                                                                      | Bareily*                                                                                                                 | 207                                                                                                                      | 175                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 115                                                                                                                      | Firozabad*                                                                                                               | 247                                                                                                                      | 137                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 116                                                                                                                      | Gajraula*                                                                                                                | 204                                                                                                                      | 155                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 117                                                                                                                      | Gorakpur*                                                                                                                | 150                                                                                                                      | 122                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 118                                                                                                                      | Jhansi*                                                                                                                  | 109                                                                                                                      | 128                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 119                                                                                                                      | Khurja*                                                                                                                  | 195                                                                                                                      | 173                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 120                                                                                                                      | Moradabad*                                                                                                               | 222                                                                                                                      | 155                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 121                                                                                                                      | Noida*                                                                                                                   | 229                                                                                                                      | 203                                                                                                                      |
| States                                                                                                                   | 122                                                                                                                      | Raebareli*                                                                                                               | 145                                                                                                                      | 112                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 123                                                                                                                      | Dehradun                                                                                                                 | 250                                                                                                                      | 146                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 124                                                                                                                      | Kashipur                                                                                                                 | 99                                                                                                                       | 119                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 125                                                                                                                      | Rishikesh                                                                                                                | 129                                                                                                                      | 117                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 126                                                                                                                      | Asansol*                                                                                                                 | 147                                                                                                                      | 112                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 127                                                                                                                      | Barrackpore*                                                                                                             | 86                                                                                                                       | 85                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 128                                                                                                                      | Durgapur*                                                                                                                | m150                                                                                                                     | 168                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 129                                                                                                                      | Haldia*                                                                                                                  | 92                                                                                                                       | 94                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                          | 130                                                                                                                      | Howrah*                                                                                                                  | 139                                                                                                                      | 125                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                          | 131                                                                                                                      | Kolkata*                                                                                                                 | 147                                                                                                                      | 105                                                                                                                      |

Note:- *Cities comes Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP)

-  95 Cities out of 131 non-attainment cities are showing reduction in PM10 concentrations.
-  20 Cities are meeting NAAQS standards (60 µg/m 3 ) for PM10 concentrations.
-  33 cities out of 131 non-attainment cities are showing no reduction in PM10 concentrations.
-  Percentage reduction in PM10 conc. is in the range of 1-50%.
-  41 Cities are in Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP).