Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Air Quality Monitoring Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman, Ravindra Kushawaha, Adoor Prakash, A. Chellakumar, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, K. Muraleedharan, Karti P. Chidambaram

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 183

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## Air Quality Monitoring Programme

## 183. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  threat  posed  by  dangerously  low  air  quality levels across the country especially in the National Capital Region (NCR);
- (b)    whether  the  Government  is  on  track  to  meet  its  air  quality  targets  under  the  National Clean Air Programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the steps taken by the Government towards improvement of the interpretation of satellite data  and  to  include  rural  areas  in  PRANAM  and  similar  air  quality  monitoring programmes;
- (d)  whether the Government has recently taken any steps to curb stubble burnings that has resulted in low air quality; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  special  action  plan  to  address  the  severe  situation  in NCR due to high air pollution, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a): With a view to abate and control air pollution in Delhi / NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), constituted in 2021, has devised a  comprehensive policy for  abatement  of pollution in  NCR  in July,2022, stipulating  sector specific  action  points  quantifying  targets  along with  timelines  and  implementation  plan  by various agencies in NCR States including the State of Punjab with respect to abatement of air pollution owing to crop residue burning. The policy  framework details sector-wise interventions,  quantified  targets  and  timelines  for  various  sectors  viz.  vehicular  pollution, industrial pollution, dust from construction and demolition project activities, road and open areas  dust,  biomass  burning,  agricultural  stubble  burning,  Municipal  Solid  Waste  burning, fires in sanitary landfills and air pollution from dispersed sources etc.

Ambient air quality  under the  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Network  is  monitored in 518 cities in 28 states and 7 Union Territories (UT). Central pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified  Non-attainment  Cities  (NAC)  based  on  ambient  air  quality  exceeding  National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) with respect to any one of the notified parameters consecutively for five years.

The ambient air quality status in NACs during FY. 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 with respect to Annual Average concentration of PM10 is given in Annexure - I . The NACs which lies in the NCR are Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Khurja, Meerut, Noida and Alwar. (Data enclosed in Annexure II ).

Further, steps taken for control of air pollution in Delhi/NCR is Annexed at Annexure -III .

## (b):

Government has launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019 as a national level strategy to reduce air pollution levels across the country. Taking into account the available international experiences and national studies, the tentative national level target under NCAP is 20%-30% reduction of particulate matter concentration by 2024.

The city-wise targets for reduction of PM10 concentration for year 2021-22 to 2025- 26 have been fixed on the basis of PM10 concentration levels in year 2019-20 as per Guidelines for Utilisation of funds and release under NCAP. Further, for Million Plus Cities funded under the  Fifteenth  Finance  Commission  (XVFC)  Grants,  target  for  Cities  is  15  %  reduction  in PM10  concentration  &  15%  improvement  in  AQI  good  days  as  per  XVFC  operational guidelines for ULB Grants for Ambient Air Quality Component.

90 cities out of 131 cities have shown improvement in air quality in terms of annual PM10 concentrations in FY 2022-23 with respect to the baseline of FY 2017-18. 15 cities have met National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards  (NAAQS)  for  PM10  (60  µg/m3)  in  FY  2022-23. Details of air quality of 131 cities are enclosed at Annexure-IV .

## (c):

CPCB  sponsored  an  R&D  project  in  IIT  Delhi  to  carry  out  studies  for  co-relating  the estimation of PM2.5 from satellite based Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), which cannot be , however, be used for regulatory purposes.

Portal  for  Regulation  of  Non-Attainment  Cities  (PRANA)  Portal  is  developed  to  track physical and financial progress of 131 Non-attainment Cities (NACs) under National Clean Air Programme.

As per the CPCB criteria, cities exceeding annual National Ambient Air Quality Standards with respect to any one of the notified parameters for consecutively for five years and with adequate number of ambient air quality monitoring stations is considered for non-attainment cities (NAC).

## (d) and (e) :

The  CAQM ,through statutory  directions  dated  10.06.2021,  had  provided  a  framework  for control/elimination of crop residue burning and directed to draw up the state-specific action plans based on the major contours of the Framework.

The Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Government of NCT of Delhi accordingly formulated State specific Action Plans for prevention and control of paddy stubble burning. Based on field experience and learning during 2021 and 2022, the respective action  plans  of  Punjab,  Haryana  and  NCR  districts  of  UP  have  been  further  revised  and updated  for  the  paddy  harvest  season  of  2023  including  measures  for  in-situ  &  ex-situ management of stubble.

Owing to concerted efforts by all stakeholders and constant monitoring and reviews by the Central Govt., a total of 39129 cases of paddy stubble burning have been reported in Punjab, Haryana,  Delhi  and  NCR  districts  of  UP  and  Rajasthan  for  the  period  between  15th September - 28th November, 2023 as against 53704 incidences for the corresponding period in 2022 i.e. an overall reduction of about 27%.

The CAQM has also constituted a statutory sub-committee on safeguarding and enforcement represented by senior level functionaries of the NCR State Govts. towards policy formulation and  implementation  &  monitoring  of  field  level  actions.  Graded  Response  Action  plan (GRAP)  for  abatement  of  air  Pollution  in  Delhi  &  NCR  was  notified  by  the  Ministry  of Environment,  Forest  and  climate  change  in  January,  2017.  The  Commission  has  issued revised GRAP in October, 2023 which is being operationalized by the sub-committee having representation  from  Pollution  Control  Boards/Committee  of  NCR  State  Governments  and GNCTD, CPCB, ITM, Pune and IMD, New Delhi. Actions listed for different AQI levels under GRAP are invoked from time to time by a sub-committee constituted by CAQM with representation from CPCB.

Other steps for control of stubble burning are as following:

1.  MoA&FW in 2018 launched scheme for providing subsidy for purchase of crop residue management machinery and establishment of custom hiring centres (CHCs) in NCT of Delhi and the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. During 2018-2022, total fund released to Delhi and other States under the said Scheme is Rs. 2440.07 crores using which, over 2 lakh crop residue machineries have been delivered to individual farmers and CHCs, and over 39,000 CHCs have been established.
2. CPCB has framed guidelines for providing one time financial assistance for setting up of paddy  straw  based  pelletization  and  Torrefaction  plants  which  may  help  in  addressing  the supply  chain  issues  and  the  issue  of  open  burning  of  paddy  straw  in  agriculture  fields  in Northern Region. A maximum amount of Rs. 28 lakhs or 40% of the capital cost considered for  plant  and  machinery  of  a  1  TPH  plant,  whichever  is  lower,  shall  be  given  as  onetime financial support by CPCB, subject to a maximum total financial support of Rs. 1.4 crore per proposal. A corpus of Rs. 50 crores has been earmarked for utilisation through the guidelines. A total of 10 plants (1 in principle) have been sanctioned so far: 8 in Punjab, 1 in Haryana and 1 in UP.
3. An addendum to the above said CPCB Guidelines was also issued under which one-time financial  assistance  is  provided  to  Municipal  Corporations,  Municipal  Councils  and  Zilla Parishads of the states of Punjab, Haryana, NCT of Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, for establishing paddy straw based briquetting plants for use of briquettes for cremation purpose only.
4. Directions issued by CAQM to State governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to strictly and effectively implement framework and revised action plan to eliminate and control stubble burning.

## Annexure - I

Ambient air quality status in NACs during FY. 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 with respect to PM10

| States / UTs                  |   Sl. No. | Cities               |   Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 ) 2020-2021 |   2021-2022 | 2022-2023   |
|-------------------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                |         1 | Anantpur             |                                                          58 |          52 | 57          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         2 | Chitoor              |                                                          41 |          49 | 52          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         3 | Eluru                |                                                          58 |          65 | 66          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         4 | Guntur               |                                                          56 |          58 | 60          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         5 | Kadapa               |                                                          50 |          54 | 57          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         6 | Kurnool              |                                                          52 |          61 | 64          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         7 | Nellore              |                                                          56 |          55 | 56          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         8 | Ongole               |                                                          49 |          52 | 50          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |         9 | Rajamahendravaram    |                                                          69 |          68 | 68          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |        10 | Srikakulam           |                                                          66 |          75 | 71          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |        11 | Vijayawada           |                                                          56 |          67 | 90          |
| Andhra Pradesh                |        12 | Visakhapatnam        |                                                         104 |          98 | 116         |
| Andhra Pradesh                |        13 | Vizhianagaram        |                                                          63 |          71 | 75          |
| Assam                         |        14 | Guwahati             |                                                         114 |         103 | 106         |
| Assam                         |        15 | Nagaon               |                                                          90 |         104 | 121         |
| Assam                         |        16 | Nalbari              |                                                          57 |          99 | 128         |
| Assam                         |        17 | Silchar              |                                                          43 |          45 | 49          |
| Assam                         |        18 | Sivasagar            |                                                          48 |          47 | 42          |
| Bihar                         |        19 | Patna                |                                                         143 |         145 | 193         |
| Bihar                         |        20 | Gaya                 |                                                          71 |          97 | 150         |
| Bihar                         |        21 | Muzaffarpur          |                                                         180 |         153 | 175         |
| Chandigarh                    |        22 | Chandigarh           |                                                          90 |          97 | 116         |
| Chattisgarh                   |        23 | Korba                |                                                          46 |          61 | 70          |
| Chattisgarh                   |        24 | Durg Bhilainagar     |                                                          56 |          58 | 70          |
| Chattisgarh                   |        25 | Raipur               |                                                          55 |          61 | 78          |
| Delhi                         |        26 | Delhi (NCT)          |                                                         193 |         196 | 209         |
| Gujarat                       |        27 | Ahmedabad            |                                                         120 |         113 | 91          |
| Gujarat                       |        28 | Rajkot               |                                                          94 |         116 | 92          |
| Gujarat                       |        29 | Surat                |                                                          93 |         100 | 118         |
| Gujarat                       |        30 | Vadodara             |                                                          95 |         121 | 104         |
| Haryana                       |        31 | Faridabad (NCR)      |                                                         229 |         209 | 212         |
| Himachal Pradesh              |        32 | Baddi                |                                                         123 |         132 | 145         |
| Himachal Pradesh              |        33 | Damtal               |                                                          65 |          64 | 64          |
| Himachal Pradesh              |        34 | KalaAmb              |                                                          64 |         114 | 93          |
| Himachal Pradesh              |        35 | Nalagarh             |                                                          90 |          84 | 78          |
| Himachal Pradesh              |        36 | Paonta Sahib         |                                                          78 |          90 | 103         |
| Himachal Pradesh              |        37 | Parwanoo             |                                                          44 |          35 | 47          |
| Himachal Pradesh              |        38 | Sunder Nagar         |                                                          63 |          47 | 46          |
| Jammu&Kashmir                 |        39 | Jammu                |                                                         186 |         170 | 158         |
| Jammu&Kashmir                 |        40 | Srinagar             |                                                         163 |         111 | 88          |
| Jharkhand                     |        41 | Dhanbad              |                                                         198 |         235 | 203         |
| Jharkhand                     |        43 | Ranchi               |                                                         105 |         110 | 107         |
|                               |        44 | Bengaluru            |                                                          62 |          67 | 68          |
|                               |        45 | Devangere            |                                                          72 |          57 |             |
| Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka |        46 | Gulburga / Kalaburgi |                                                          92 |          84 | 61 74       |
| Karnataka                     |        47 | Hubli-Dharwad        |                                                          69 |          68 | 76          |
| Madhya Pradesh                |        48 | Bhopal               |                                                         114 |         116 | 124         |
| Madhya Pradesh                |        49 | Dewas                |                                                          93 |          81 | 105         |

| States / UTs          | Sl. No.   | Cities              | Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 ) 2020-2021   | 2021-2022   | 2022-2023   |
|-----------------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| Madhya Pradesh        | 50.       | Gwalior             | 125                                                         | 109         | 145         |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 51.       | Indore              | 96                                                          | 103         | 109         |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 52.       | Jabalpur            | 106                                                         | 115         | 125         |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 53.       | Sagar               | 64                                                          | 79          | 83          |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 54.       | Ujjain              | 104                                                         | 114         | 111         |
| Maharashtra           | 55.       | Aurangabad          | 65                                                          | 86          | 107         |
| Maharashtra           | 56.       | Akola               | 54                                                          | 64          | 62          |
| Maharashtra           | 57.       | Amravati            | 58                                                          | 66          | 68          |
| Maharashtra           | 58.       | Badlapur            | 67                                                          | 94          | 146         |
| Maharashtra           | 59.       | Chandrapur          | 100                                                         | 104         | 121         |
| Maharashtra           | 60.       | Greater Mumbai      | 98                                                          | 106         | 116         |
| Maharashtra           | 61.       | Jalgaon             | 53                                                          | 59          | 66          |
| Maharashtra           | 62.       | Jalna               | 86                                                          | 93          | 93          |
| Maharashtra           | 63.       | Kolhapur            | 83                                                          | 81          | 80          |
| Maharashtra           | 64.       | Latur               | 54                                                          | 57          | 53          |
| Maharashtra           | 65.       | Nagpur              | 68                                                          | 68          | 97          |
| Maharashtra           | 66.       | Nashik              | 51                                                          | 59          | 62          |
| Maharashtra           | 67.       | Navi Mumbai         | 52                                                          | 97          | 102         |
| Maharashtra           | 68.       | Pune                | 69                                                          | 85          | 96          |
| Maharashtra           | 69.       | Sangli              | 71                                                          | 60          | 69          |
| Maharashtra           | 70.       | Solapur             | 79                                                          | 60          | 76          |
| Maharashtra           | 71.       | Thane               | 105                                                         | 130         | 115         |
| Maharashtra           | 72.       | Ulhasnagar          | 66                                                          | 77          | 128         |
| Maharashtra           | 73.       | Vasai virar         | 43                                                          | 174         | 155         |
| Meghalaya             | 74.       | Byrnihat            | 127                                                         | 181         | 131         |
| Nagaland              | 75.       | Dimapur             | 85                                                          | 84          | 91          |
| Nagaland              | 76.       | Kohima              | 84                                                          | 69          | 72          |
| Odisha                | 77.       | Angul               | 88                                                          | 97          | 98          |
| Odisha                | 78.       | Balasore            | 78                                                          | 74          | 82          |
| Odisha                | 79.       | Bhubneshwar         | 78                                                          | 95          | 118         |
| Odisha                | 80.       | Cuttack             | 86 104                                                      | 90          | 105         |
| Odisha                | 81.       | Kalinga Nagar       |                                                             | 114         | 104         |
| Odisha                | 82.       | Rourkela            | 96                                                          | 106         | 126         |
| Odisha                | 83.       | Talcher             | 98                                                          | 81          | 93          |
| Punjab                | 84.       | Amritsar            | 113                                                         | 118         | 120         |
| Punjab                | 86.       |                     |                                                             | 98          |             |
| Punjab                | 87.       | DeraBassi Jalandhar | 105 150                                                     | 130         | 104 126     |
|                       | 88.       | Khanna              |                                                             | 106         |             |
| Punjab Punjab         | 89.       | Ludhiana            | 101 129                                                     | 150         | 103 164     |
| Punjab                | 90.       | MandiGobindgarh     | 131                                                         | 122         | 131         |
| Punjab                | 91.       | NayaNangal          | 95                                                          | 70          | 63          |
| Punjab                | 92.       | Patiala             |                                                             |             |             |
|                       |           |                     | 102                                                         | 109         | 103         |
| Rajasthan             | 94.       | Alwar               |                                                             | 112         | 116         |
|                       |           | (NCR)               | 110                                                         |             | 146         |
| Rajasthan Rajasthan   | 95. 96.   | Jodhpur Kota        | 155 100                                                     | 161 112     | 128         |
| Rajasthan             | 97.       | Udaipur             | 109                                                         | 122         | 128         |
|                       | 98.       |                     |                                                             |             | 66          |
| Tamil Nadu            |           | Chennai             | 60                                                          | 57          | 68          |
| Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu | 99. 100.  | Madurai             | 57                                                          | 53 45       | 47          |
| Tamil Nadu            | 101.      | Trichy Tuticorin    | 40 84                                                       | 67          | 54          |
| Telangana             | 102.      | Hyderabad           | 88                                                          | 88          | 83          |

| States / UTs   | Sl. No.   |                 | Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 )   | Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 )   | Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 )   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| States / UTs   | Sl. No.   | Cities          | 2020-2021                                         | 2021-2022                                         | 2022-2023                                         |
| Telangana      | 103.      | Nalgonda        | 60                                                | 70                                                | 55                                                |
| Telangana      | 104.      | Patencheru      | 77                                                | 76                                                | 80                                                |
| Telangana      | 105.      | Sangareddy      | 77                                                | 83                                                | 86                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 106.      | Agra            | 188                                               | 146                                               | 118                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 107.      | Allahabad       | 184                                               | 119                                               | 125                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 108.      | Ghaziabad (NCR) | 218                                               | 216                                               | 198                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 109.      | Kanpur          | 169                                               | 170                                               | 143                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 110.      | Lucknow         | 209                                               | 148                                               | 149                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 111.      | Meerut (NCR)    | 200                                               | 186                                               | 177                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 112.      | Varanasi        | 168                                               | 114                                               | 94                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 113.      | Anpara          | 142                                               | 154                                               | 166                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 114.      | Bareily         | 193                                               | 175                                               | 110                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 115.      | Firozabad       | 186                                               | 137                                               | 106                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 116.      | Gajraula        | 168                                               | 155                                               | 194                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 117.      | Gorakpur        | 168                                               | 122                                               | 102                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 118.      | Jhansi          | 99                                                | 128                                               | 118                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 119.      | Khurja (NCR)    | 194                                               | 173                                               | 150                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 120.      | Moradabad       | 206                                               | 155                                               | 116                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 121.      | Noida (NCR)     | 197                                               | 203                                               | 202                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 122.      | Raebareli       | 98                                                | 112                                               | 102                                               |
| Uttarakhand    | 123.      | Dehradun        | 144                                               | 146                                               | 117                                               |
| Uttarakhand    | 124.      | Kashipur        | 129                                               | 119                                               | 112                                               |
| Uttarakhand    | 125.      | Rishikesh       | 77                                                | 117                                               | 103                                               |
| West Bengal    | 126.      | Asansol         | 114                                               | 112                                               | 147                                               |
| West Bengal    | 127.      | Barrackpore     | 75                                                | 85                                                | 84                                                |
| West Bengal    | 128.      | Durgapur        | 103                                               | 168                                               | 139                                               |
| West Bengal    | 129.      | Haldia          | 93                                                | 94                                                | 91                                                |
| West Bengal    | 130.      | Howrah          | 117                                               | 125                                               | 125                                               |
| West Bengal    | 131.      | Kolkata         | 99                                                | 105                                               | 97                                                |

Annexure - II

Ambient air quality status in NACs in Delhi NCR during FY. 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 with respect to PM10

| States / UTs   | Sl. No.   | Cities          | Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 )   | Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 )   | Average concentration (F.Y.) of PM 10 (µg/m 3 )   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| States / UTs   | Sl. No.   | Cities          | 2020-2021                                         | 2021-2022                                         | 2022-2023                                         |
| Delhi          | 1.        | Delhi (NCT)     | 193                                               | 196                                               | 209                                               |
| Haryana        | 2.        | Faridabad (NCR) | 229                                               | 209                                               | 212                                               |
| Rajasthan      | 3.        | Alwar (NCR)     | 110                                               | 112                                               | 116                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 4.        | Ghaziabad (NCR) | 218                                               | 216                                               | 198                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 5.        | Meerut (NCR)    | 200                                               | 186                                               | 177                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 6.        | Khurja (NCR)    | 194                                               | 173                                               | 150                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 7.        | Noida (NCR)     | 197                                               | 203                                               | 202                                               |

Various  steps  taken  in  CPCB  for  controlling  Air  Pollution  in  Delhi-  NCR  cities   is  given  below:

## a) Air Quality Response System for Delhi-NCR

Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was formulated for Delhi-NCR to tackle the issue of sudden  rise  in  air  pollution  levels  which  was  notified  by  MoEF&CC  in  January  2017  on recommendation  of  CPCB  for  implementation.  A  comprehensive  review  of  actions  listed under  GRAP  was  carried  out  by  CPCB  in  2020  based  on  actions  taken  and  improvement observed in air quality in recent years. Based on the inputs given by CPCB, the revised GRAP was  published  by  Commission  for  Air  Quality  Management  in  NCR  and  adjoining  areas (CAQM) and further directions were issued for its implementation.

## b) Close monitoring and ground level implementation

- i. 40  teams  have  been  deputed  by  CPCB  since  December  2021,  to  assist  CAQM,  for conducting incognito inspections of air polluting industries, C&D sites, DG sets in DelhiNCR to  check  implementation  status  of  pollution  control  measures  and  compliance  of other provisions of The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. A total of 15933 units/ entities/ projects have been inspected as on November 03, 2023. Based on these  inspections,  CAQM  has  issued  Closure  Directions  in  897  cases  and  out  of  these resumption orders have been issued in 695 cases while 143 cases are still under closure and cases of 59 balance units have been transferred to SPCBs / DPCC for final decision.
- ii. Additionally,  40  teams  are  also  checking  the  implementation  of  actions  invoked  under GRAP  so  far,  such  as  incidences  of  biomass  and  waste  burning,  illegal  dumping  of industrial  waste,  ban  on  operation  of  stone  crushers,  mining  activities  &  construction works etc.

## c) Measures for control of industrial pollution

- i. Industrial units in Delhi have shifted to PNG whereas units in NCR are allowed to operate only with PNG or biomass as fuel.
- ii. Highly polluting fuels such as pet coke and furnace oil have been banned in Delhi-NCR.
- iii. Directions issued for conversion of brick kilns to zig-zag technology in Delhi and NCR. A total of 3003 out of 4608 brick kilns have converted to zig-zag technology including 1762  kilns  in  Haryana,  1024  kilns  in  U.P.  and  217  kilns  in  Rajasthan.  Brick  kilns  not converted to zig-zag technology are not permitted to operate.
- iv. Directions  issued  for  Installation  of  Online  Continuous  Emission  Monitoring  System (OCEMS) in Red category air polluting industries in Delhi-NCR. A total of 572 out of 633 industries  have  installed  OCEMS.  For remaining  units,  action  is  taken  by  SPCBs/ PCCs as per the provision of The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 including closure of industry and levy of Environmental Compensation.

## d) Measures for control of pollution from DG sets

- i. CPCB has  come  out  with  System  and  Procedure  for  Emission  Compliance  Testing  of Retro-fit Emission Control Devices (RECD) for Diesel Power Generating Set Engines up to Gross Mechanical Power 800 kW. RECDs have been developed for DG sets of 209799 kW capacity and installation of RECDs is in progress in Delhi-NCR.
- ii. In order to control DG set emissions, CPCB is also funding retrofitment/ upgradation of DG sets in Govt. hospitals in Delhi-NCR and guidelines have been issued in this regard. Under the said guidelines, 100 % funding support is provided for RECD and dual fuel kit installation  while  40%  funding  support  is  provided  for  procurement  of  new  gas  based Generator sets.

## e) Measures for control of dust emissions from C&D sites and roads

- i. Trial  study  of  new  technology  i.e.  Dust  Suppressant  for  control  of  emissions  at construction  sites  and  road  dust  was  got  conducted  by  CPCB  and  in  view  of  the encouraging  results,  Advisory  have  been  issued  for  use  of  dust  suppressant  by  road owning and construction agencies.
- ii. CPCB has issued guidelines/ mechanism for use of anti-smog guns in Construction and Demolition projects.
- iii. CPCB has published guidelines for dust mitigation measures in handling construction materials and C&D waste.
- iv. CPCB is also funding ULBs/ road owning agencies of Delhi-NCR for construction/ repair of roads and procurement of anti-smog guns and Mechanical road sweepers in order to control road dust emissions. Rs 15.6 cr sanctioned to Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation for  construction/  repair  of  8  roads.  Work  has  been  initiated  for  all  8  roads  by  the Corporation.  Also,  funds  of  Rs  14.33  crore  have  been  sanctioned  to  11  ULBs/  land owning agencies/  road  owning  agencies  of  State  of  U.P.  for  procurement  of  16  no.  of mechanized  road  sweeping  machines  and  10  anti-smog  guns.  Tender  process  for procurement of the said machinery has been initiated by majority of the agencies. Further, proposals  have  been  sought  from  Delhi,  State  of  Haryana  and  Rajasthan  for  NCR districts.

## f) Measures for control of stubble burning

- i. CPCB has framed guidelines for promoting setting up of paddy straw based pelletization and  torrefaction  plants  wherein  one-time  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  individual entities/entrepreneurs/  companies  for  setting  up  of  such  plants.  The  guidelines  are expected  to  address  the  supply  chain  issues  faced  by  industries  and  power  plants considering use of paddy straw as fuel. Also, with promotion of use of paddy straw, the issue of open burning in agriculture fields in Northern Region may also get addressed. A corpus of Rs. 50 crores has been earmarked for utilisation through the guidelines.
- ii. A total of 10 plants (1 in principle) have been sanctioned so far: 8 in Punjab, 1 in Haryana and 1 in UP.
- iii. CPCB has also issued an addendum under which one-time financial assistance is provided to Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and ZillaParishads of the states of Punjab, Haryana, NCT of Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, for
4. establishing paddy straw based briquetting plants for use of briquettes for cremation purpose only.
- iv. CPCB also got a study conducted in Patiala district, Punjab to check whether air quality from stubble burning in close proximity to residential areas adversely affect respiratory health, wherein it was found that there is decline in lung function for all age groups. Accordingly, CPCB advised PPCB and HSPCB to issue appropriate advisory and for spreading awareness amongst farmers through IEC activities.

## g) Technical Interventions

- i. Research  projects  are  being  carried  out  by  CPCB  in  collaboration  with  premier institutions  like  IIT,  NEERI,  etc  which  provide  scientific inputs  for  taking  focused action  towards  improvement  in  air  quality  of  Delhi  NCR.  Trials  of  various  new technologies  for  air  pollution  control  have  been  carried  out  such  as  WAYU  air purification  units  developed  by  NEERI  for  pollution abatement  at  traffic  junctions, Pariyantra  bus  roof  top  filtration  system  for  PM  reduction  in  ambient  environment developed  by  MRIIRS,  Faridabad,  negative  ion  generator  for  PM  reduction  in ambient environment developed by Science &  Technology Park, Pune, dust suppressant  for  construction  sites  and  road  dust  control  developed  by  EPRI,  Pune. Out  of  these,  results  of  dust  suppressant  were  found  encouraging  and  accordingly Advisory  have  been  issued  for  use  of  dust  suppressant  by  road  owning  and construction agencies.
- ii. A  pilot Smog  tower  has been commissioned  at  AnandVihar, ISBT  and its performance is being evaluated by IIT Bombay.

## h) Air Quality Index (AQI), Public awareness and Media outreach

- i. Ambient  air  quality  network  in  Delhi-NCR  comprises  of  145  ambient  air  quality monitoring  stations (83  Continuous  Ambient  Air  Quality  Monitoring  Stations (CAAQMS) and 62 manual ambient air quality monitoring stations). In Delhi, the air quality  network  comprises  of  40  CAAQMS  and  10  manual  air  quality  monitoring stations. Air Quality Index, a tool for effective communication of air quality status as well  as  its  associated  likely  health  impacts  to  people  was  introduced  by  CPCB.  A centralized  air  quality  monitoring  portal  is  operated  by  Central  Pollution  Control Board wherein,  tracking  of  various  information  such  as  hourly  PM  concentrations, Live  Air  Quality  Data  of  Monitoring  stations  and  Live  Air  Quality  Index  is  being carried out. Daily  AQI  Bulletin  is  published  on  CPCB  website  giving  AQI information for cities across India.
- ii. CPCB  has  developed  a  mobile  app  i.e.  SAMEER,  where  Real-time  Ambient  air quality  data  of  various  parameters  including  AQI  is  also  given.  Sameer  app  also facilitates the public in lodging of air pollution related complaints in NCR region and such complaints are assigned to various local agencies.
- iii. Dedicated media corner, Twitter and Facebook accounts have also been created for public outreach.
- iv. Complaint redressal on SAMEER app and social media platforms is monitored and redressal status is shared with respective agencies.
- v. Daily AQI status is shared on social media platforms. Various campaigns as well as informative  posts  related  to  air  pollution,  firecrackers,  vehicular  pollution,  stubble burning, sustainable lifestyle, etc. are also posted regularly on social media platforms.
- vi. Citizen  Charter  under  GRAP  has  been  uploaded  under  Media  Corner  on  CPCB Website.
- i) Other Actions
- i. NO2 and SOx standards notified for industrial boilers and five industrial sectors i.e. lime kiln, foundry, ceramic, glass and reheating furnaces.
- ii. Installation of VRS system at 3256 petrol pumps in Delhi-NCR in compliance with orders of Hon'ble Supreme Court and Hon'ble NGT.
- iii. CPCB  is  carrying  out  special  monitoring  of  ambient  air  quality  during  pre-deepawali period, Deepawali and post-deepawali period in Delhi and 08 other cities.
- iv. CPCB  on  November  03,  2023  issued  Directions  under  Section  5  of  the  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to Delhi-NCR SPCBs/ PCCs for strict implementation of actions prescribed under stages of GRAP invoked from time to time, in view of the deteriorated air quality situation in Delhi-NCR.

Annexure - IV

## Details  of  air  quality  target  and  achievement  in  131  cities  under  NCAP  in  terms  of PM10 concentrations

| States         |   S. No. | Cities             |   Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 ) |   Target for reduction of PM10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Percentage improvement in PM10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%) |
|----------------|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |        1 | Anantpur           |                                                              78 |                                                                                 54 |                                                               57 |                                                                                  26.92 |
| Andhra Pradesh |        2 | Chittur            |                                                              70 |                                                                                 48 |                                                               52 |                                                                                  25.71 |
| Andhra Pradesh |        3 | Eluru              |                                                              72 |                                                                                 58 |                                                               66 |                                                                                   8.33 |
| Andhra Pradesh |        4 | Guntur             |                                                              66 |                                                                                 52 |                                                               60 |                                                                                   9.09 |
| Andhra Pradesh |        5 | Kadapa             |                                                              75 |                                                                                 43 |                                                               57 |                                                                                  24    |
| Andhra Pradesh |        6 | Kurnool            |                                                              79 |                                                                                 52 |                                                               64 |                                                                                  18.99 |
| Andhra Pradesh |        7 | Nellore            |                                                              64 |                                                                                 61 |                                                               56 |                                                                                  12.5  |
| Andhra Pradesh |        8 | Ongole             |                                                              65 |                                                                                 54 |                                                               51 |                                                                                  21.54 |
| Andhra Pradesh |        9 | Rajamahend ravaram |                                                              85 |                                                                                 54 |                                                               68 |                                                                                  20    |
| Andhra Pradesh |       10 | Srikakulam         |                                                              69 |                                                                                 59 |                                                               71 |                                                                                  -2.9  |
| Andhra Pradesh |       11 | Vijayawada         |                                                              91 |                                                                                 46 |                                                               90 |                                                                                   1.1  |
| Andhra Pradesh |       12 | Visakhapatn am     |                                                              76 |                                                                                 67 |                                                              116 |                                                                                 -52.63 |
| Andhra Pradesh |       13 | Vizhianagar am     |                                                              72 |                                                                                 61 |                                                               75 |                                                                                  -4.17 |
| Assam          |       14 | Guwahati           |                                                             103 |                                                                                 94 |                                                              106 |                                                                                  -2.91 |
|                |       15 | Nagaon             |                                                              82 |                                                                                 79 |                                                              121 |                                                                                 -47.56 |

| States        |   S. No. | Cities           |   Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM 10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 ) | Target for reduction of PM 10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 )   |   Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Percentage improvement in PM 10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%) |
|---------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               |       16 | Nalbari          |                                                               87 | 68                                                                                  |                                                              128 |                                                                                  -47.13 |
|               |       17 | Silchar          |                                                               49 | 40                                                                                  |                                                               49 |                                                                                    0    |
|               |       18 | Sivasagar        |                                                               73 | -                                                                                   |                                                               42 |                                                                                   42.47 |
| Bihar         |       19 | Patna            |                                                              172 | 116                                                                                 |                                                              193 |                                                                                  -12.21 |
| Bihar         |       20 | Gaya             |                                                               79 | 71                                                                                  |                                                              150 |                                                                                  -89.87 |
| Bihar         |       21 | Muzaffarpur      |                                                              147 | 109                                                                                 |                                                              175 |                                                                                  -19.05 |
| Chandigar h   |       22 | Chandigarh       |                                                              114 | 79                                                                                  |                                                              116 |                                                                                   -1.75 |
| Chhattisga rh |       23 | Korba            |                                                               57 | 48                                                                                  |                                                               70 |                                                                                  -22.81 |
|               |       24 | Durg Bhilainagar |                                                               86 | 54                                                                                  |                                                               70 |                                                                                   18.6  |
|               |       25 | Raipur           |                                                               70 | 47                                                                                  |                                                               78 |                                                                                  -11.43 |
| Delhi         |       26 | Delhi            |                                                              241 | 151                                                                                 |                                                              209 |                                                                                   13.28 |
| Gujarat       |       27 | Ahmedabad        |                                                              164 | 82                                                                                  |                                                               91 |                                                                                   44.51 |
|               |       28 | Rajkot           |                                                              150 | 82                                                                                  |                                                               92 |                                                                                   38.67 |
|               |       29 | Surat            |                                                              130 | 80                                                                                  |                                                              118 |                                                                                    9.23 |
|               |       30 | Vadodara         |                                                              133 | 77                                                                                  |                                                              104 |                                                                                   21.8  |
| Haryana       |       31 | Faridabad*       |                                                              229 | 157                                                                                 |                                                              212 |                                                                                    7.42 |
| Himachal      |       32 | Baddi            |                                                              174 | 116                                                                                 |                                                              145 |                                                                                   16.67 |

| States    |   S. No. | Cities               |   Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM 10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 ) | Target for reduction of PM 10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 )   |   Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Percentage improvement in PM 10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%) |
|-----------|----------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradesh   |       33 | Damtal               |                                                               55 | -                                                                                   |                                                               64 |                                                                                  -16.36 |
|           |       34 | Kala Amb             |                                                              118 | -                                                                                   |                                                               93 |                                                                                   21.19 |
|           |       35 | Nalagarh             |                                                              146 | 101                                                                                 |                                                               78 |                                                                                   46.58 |
|           |       36 | Paonta Sahib         |                                                               84 | 70                                                                                  |                                                              103 |                                                                                  -22.62 |
|           |       37 | Parwanoo             |                                                               66 | -                                                                                   |                                                               47 |                                                                                   28.79 |
|           |       38 | Sunder Nagar         |                                                               78 | 62                                                                                  |                                                               46 |                                                                                   41.03 |
| Jammu &   |       39 | Jammu                |                                                              157 | 126                                                                                 |                                                              158 |                                                                                   -0.64 |
| Kashmir   |       40 | Srinagar*            |                                                              132 | 107                                                                                 |                                                               88 |                                                                                   33.33 |
|           |       41 | Dhanbad              |                                                              315 | 153                                                                                 |                                                              203 |                                                                                   35.56 |
| Jharkhand |       42 | Jamshedpur           |                                                              135 | 100                                                                                 |                                                              126 |                                                                                    6.67 |
| Jharkhand |       43 | Ranchi               |                                                              141 | 78                                                                                  |                                                              107 |                                                                                   24.11 |
|           |       44 | Bengaluru            |                                                               92 | 51                                                                                  |                                                               68 |                                                                                   26.09 |
|           |       45 | Devangere            |                                                               74 | 57                                                                                  |                                                               61 |                                                                                   17.57 |
| Karnataka |       46 | Gulburga / Kalaburgi |                                                               55 | 74                                                                                  |                                                               74 |                                                                                  -34.55 |
| Karnataka |       47 | Hubli- Dharwad       |                                                               79 | 68                                                                                  |                                                               76 |                                                                                    3.8  |
| Madhya    |       48 | Bhopal               |                                                              112 | 100                                                                                 |                                                              124 |                                                                                  -10.71 |
| Pradesh   |       49 | Dewas                |                                                               83 | 79                                                                                  |                                                              105 |                                                                                  -26.51 |

| States       |   S. No. | Cities         |   Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM 10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 ) |   Target for reduction of PM 10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Percentage improvement in PM 10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%) |
|--------------|----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|              |       50 | Gwalior        |                                                              126 |                                                                                  98 |                                                              145 |                                                                                  -15.08 |
|              |       51 | Indore         |                                                               82 |                                                                                  62 |                                                              109 |                                                                                  -32.93 |
|              |       52 | Jabalpur       |                                                              101 |                                                                                  71 |                                                              125 |                                                                                  -23.76 |
|              |       53 | Sagar          |                                                               73 |                                                                                  65 |                                                               83 |                                                                                  -13.7  |
|              |       54 | Ujjain         |                                                               93 |                                                                                  79 |                                                              111 |                                                                                  -19.35 |
|              |       55 | Aurangabad     |                                                               75 |                                                                                  55 |                                                              107 |                                                                                  -42.67 |
|              |       56 | Akola          |                                                              111 |                                                                                  61 |                                                               62 |                                                                                   44.14 |
|              |       57 | Amravati       |                                                              102 |                                                                                  79 |                                                               68 |                                                                                   33.33 |
|              |       58 | Badlapur       |                                                              160 |                                                                                  74 |                                                              146 |                                                                                    8.75 |
|              |       59 | Chandrapur     |                                                              118 |                                                                                  80 |                                                              121 |                                                                                   -2.54 |
|              |       60 | Greater Mumbai |                                                              161 |                                                                                  74 |                                                              116 |                                                                                   27.95 |
| Maharasht ra |       61 | Jalgaon        |                                                               70 |                                                                                  51 |                                                               66 |                                                                                    5.71 |
| Maharasht ra |       62 | Jalna          |                                                               99 |                                                                                  85 |                                                               93 |                                                                                    6.06 |
| Maharasht ra |       63 | Kolhapur       |                                                               89 |                                                                                  80 |                                                               80 |                                                                                   10.11 |
| Maharasht ra |       64 | Latur          |                                                               82 |                                                                                  74 |                                                               53 |                                                                                   35.37 |
| Maharasht ra |       65 | Nagpur         |                                                              100 |                                                                                  56 |                                                               97 |                                                                                    3    |
| Maharasht ra |       66 | Nashik         |                                                               82 |                                                                                  46 |                                                               62 |                                                                                   24.39 |
| Maharasht ra |       67 | Navi Mumbai    |                                                               88 |                                                                                  74 |                                                              102 |                                                                                  -15.91 |

| States    |   S. No. | Cities        |   Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM 10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 ) |   Target for reduction of PM 10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Percentage improvement in PM 10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%) |
|-----------|----------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |       68 | Pune          |                                                              102 |                                                                                  57 |                                                               96 |                                                                                    5.88 |
|           |       69 | Sangli        |                                                               87 |                                                                                  61 |                                                               69 |                                                                                   20.69 |
|           |       70 | Solapur       |                                                               81 |                                                                                  77 |                                                               76 |                                                                                    6.17 |
|           |       71 | Thane         |                                                              138 |                                                                                  74 |                                                              115 |                                                                                   16.67 |
|           |       72 | Ulhasnagar    |                                                              153 |                                                                                  74 |                                                              128 |                                                                                   16.34 |
|           |       73 | Vasai virar*  |                                                               99 |                                                                                  86 |                                                              155 |                                                                                  -56.57 |
| Meghalaya |       74 | Byrnihat      |                                                              175 |                                                                                  87 |                                                              131 |                                                                                   25.14 |
| Nagaland  |       75 | Dimapur       |                                                              142 |                                                                                  75 |                                                               91 |                                                                                   35.92 |
| Nagaland  |       76 | Kohima        |                                                              127 |                                                                                  72 |                                                               72 |                                                                                   43.31 |
| Odisha    |       77 | Angul         |                                                               97 |                                                                                  85 |                                                               98 |                                                                                   -1.03 |
| Odisha    |       78 | Balasore      |                                                               84 |                                                                                  77 |                                                               82 |                                                                                    2.38 |
| Odisha    |       79 | Bhubneshw ar  |                                                               85 |                                                                                  87 |                                                              118 |                                                                                  -38.82 |
| Odisha    |       80 | Cuttack       |                                                               93 |                                                                                  90 |                                                              105 |                                                                                  -12.9  |
| Odisha    |       81 | Kalinga Nagar |                                                              109 |                                                                                  92 |                                                              104 |                                                                                    4.59 |
| Odisha    |       82 | Rourkela      |                                                               99 |                                                                                  97 |                                                              126 |                                                                                  -27.27 |
| Odisha    |       83 | Talcher       |                                                              113 |                                                                                  95 |                                                               93 |                                                                                   17.7  |
| Punjab    |       84 | Amritsar      |                                                              189 |                                                                                  74 |                                                              120 |                                                                                   36.51 |
| Punjab    |       85 | Dera Baba     |                                                               79 |                                                                                  64 |                                                               58 |                                                                                   26.58 |

| States     | S. No.   | Cities           | Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM 10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 )   | Target for reduction of PM 10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 )   | Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 )   | Percentage improvement in PM 10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%)   |
|------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            |          | Nanak            |                                                                  |                                                                                     |                                                                  |                                                                                         |
|            | 86       | DeraBassi        | 88                                                               | 88                                                                                  | 104                                                              | -18.18                                                                                  |
|            | 87       | Jalandhar        | 178                                                              | 104                                                                                 | 126                                                              | 29.21                                                                                   |
|            | 88       | Khanna           | 142                                                              | 94                                                                                  | 103                                                              | 27.46                                                                                   |
|            | 89       | Ludhiana         | 168                                                              | 80                                                                                  | 163                                                              | 2.98                                                                                    |
|            | 90       | MandiGobi ndgarh | 148                                                              | 111                                                                                 | 131                                                              | 11.49                                                                                   |
|            | 91       | NayaNangal       | 87                                                               | 88                                                                                  | 63                                                               | 27.59                                                                                   |
|            | 92       | Patiala          | 106                                                              | 87                                                                                  | 103                                                              | 2.83                                                                                    |
| Rajasthan  | 93       | Jaipur           | 172                                                              | 88                                                                                  | 143                                                              | 16.86                                                                                   |
| Rajasthan  | 94       | Alwar            | 152                                                              | 110                                                                                 | 116                                                              | 23.68                                                                                   |
| Rajasthan  | 95       | Jodhpur          | 189                                                              | 115                                                                                 | 146                                                              | 22.75                                                                                   |
| Rajasthan  | 96       | Kota             | 139                                                              | 72                                                                                  | 128                                                              | 7.91                                                                                    |
| Rajasthan  | 97       | Udaipur          | 127                                                              | 113                                                                                 | 128                                                              | -0.79                                                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu | 98       | Chennai          | 66                                                               | 40                                                                                  | 66                                                               | 0.00                                                                                    |
| Tamil Nadu | 99       | Madurai          | 72                                                               | 49                                                                                  | 68                                                               | 5.56                                                                                    |
| Tamil Nadu | 100      | Trichy           | 88                                                               | 43                                                                                  | 47                                                               | 46.59                                                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu | 101      | Tuticorin        | 123                                                              | 76                                                                                  | 54                                                               | 56.10                                                                                   |
| Telangana  | 102      | Hyderabad        | 110                                                              | 62                                                                                  | 83                                                               | 24.55                                                                                   |

| States        |   S. No. | Cities     |   Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM 10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 ) |   Target for reduction of PM 10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Percentage improvement in PM 10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%) |
|---------------|----------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               |      103 | Nalgonda   |                                                               59 |                                                                                  53 |                                                               55 |                                                                                    6.78 |
|               |      104 | Patencheru |                                                               74 |                                                                                  62 |                                                               80 |                                                                                   -8.11 |
|               |      105 | Sangareddy |                                                               85 |                                                                                  76 |                                                               86 |                                                                                   -1.18 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      106 | Agra       |                                                              202 |                                                                                 110 |                                                              118 |                                                                                   41.58 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      107 | Allahabad  |                                                              169 |                                                                                 163 |                                                              125 |                                                                                   26.04 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      108 | Ghaziabad  |                                                              285 |                                                                                 154 |                                                              198 |                                                                                   30.53 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      109 | Kanpur     |                                                              227 |                                                                                 142 |                                                              143 |                                                                                   37    |
| Uttar Pradesh |      110 | Lucknow    |                                                              253 |                                                                                 155 |                                                              149 |                                                                                   41.11 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      111 | Meerut     |                                                              159 |                                                                                 149 |                                                              177 |                                                                                  -11.32 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      112 | Varanasi   |                                                              230 |                                                                                 126 |                                                               94 |                                                                                   59.13 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      113 | Anpara     |                                                              175 |                                                                                 146 |                                                              166 |                                                                                    5.14 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      114 | Bareily    |                                                              207 |                                                                                 151 |                                                              110 |                                                                                   46.86 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      115 | Firozabad  |                                                              247 |                                                                                 170 |                                                              106 |                                                                                   57.09 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      116 | Gajraula   |                                                              204 |                                                                                 175 |                                                              194 |                                                                                    4.9  |
| Uttar Pradesh |      117 | Gorakpur   |                                                              150 |                                                                                 222 |                                                              102 |                                                                                   32    |
| Uttar Pradesh |      118 | Jhansi     |                                                              109 |                                                                                  90 |                                                              118 |                                                                                   -8.26 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      119 | Khurja     |                                                              195 |                                                                                 192 |                                                              150 |                                                                                   23.08 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      120 | Moradabad  |                                                              222 |                                                                                 200 |                                                              116 |                                                                                   47.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh |      121 | Noida      |                                                              229 |                                                                                 169 |                                                              202 |                                                                                   11.79 |

| States       |   S. No. | Cities      |   Average concentr ation (F.Y.) of PM 10 in FY 2017-18 (µg/m 3 ) |   Target for reduction of PM 10 concentratio ns for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Average concentrati on (F.Y.) of PM10 in FY 2022- 23 (µg/m 3 ) |   Percentage improvement in PM 10 concentrations with respect to baseyear 2017 - 18 (%) |
|--------------|----------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|              |      122 | Raebareli   |                                                              145 |                                                                                 131 |                                                              102 |                                                                                   29.66 |
| Uttarakhan d |      123 | Dehradun    |                                                              250 |                                                                                 141 |                                                              117 |                                                                                   53.2  |
| Uttarakhan d |      124 | Kashipur    |                                                               99 |                                                                                 110 |                                                              112 |                                                                                  -13.13 |
| Uttarakhan d |      125 | Rishikesh   |                                                              129 |                                                                                 118 |                                                              103 |                                                                                   20.16 |
| West Bengal  |      126 | Asansol     |                                                              147 |                                                                                  87 |                                                              147 |                                                                                    0    |
| West Bengal  |      127 | Barrackpore |                                                               86 |                                                                                  69 |                                                               84 |                                                                                    2.33 |
| West Bengal  |      128 | Durgapur    |                                                              150 |                                                                                 113 |                                                              139 |                                                                                    7.33 |
| West Bengal  |      129 | Haldia      |                                                               92 |                                                                                  65 |                                                               91 |                                                                                    1.09 |
| West Bengal  |      130 | Howrah      |                                                              139 |                                                                                  69 |                                                              125 |                                                                                   10.07 |
| West Bengal  |      131 | Kolkata     |                                                              147 |                                                                                  69 |                                                               97 |                                                                                   34.01 |

Note: * For air quality data of Faridabad, baseline data of FY 2020-21 was considered as baseline data for FY 2017-18 was not collected.

*For air quality data of Srinagar, baseline data of FY 2018-19 was considered as baseline data for FY 2017-18 was not collected

* For air quality data of Vasai-virar, baseline is FY 2019-20 was considered as baseline data for FY 2017-18 was not collected.

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