Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Air Quality Monitoring Systems
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Rahul Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2701

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025

## Air Quality Monitoring Systems

## 2701.  SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that several cities experiencing air pollution crisis, lack air quality monitoring systems;
- (b) if so, the details of cities where air quality monitoring systems are currently operational, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by Central Pollution Control Board to expand air quality monitoring network and details of inter-state mechanism to tackle the issue; and
- (d) the list of cities identified for installation of new air quality monitoring systems?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

## (a) to (d):

Air  quality  monitoring  is  carried  out  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  and  State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) in 551 cities in the Country. State/UT-wise list of cities where air quality monitoring is carried out is enclosed at Annexure I.

Out of 406 cities measured for PM 2.5 levels in 2023, 214 cities are complying with National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

CPCB has issued guidelines for criteria for setting up of air quality monitoring stations, enclosed at Annexure II.

State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) and Pollution Control Committees (PCC) have prepared plan for the expansion of air quality monitoring network in additional 119 cities. List of these cities are enclosed at Annexure III .

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## Annexure I

## Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network (Real-time and Manual) (As on 31.12.2024)

| Sl no   | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar (UT)     | Brookshabd              |
| 2.      |                           | Port Blair              |
| 3.      |                           | Amaravati               |
| 4.      |                           | Anatapur                |
| 5.      |                           | Chittor                 |
| 6.      |                           | Eluru                   |
| 7.      |                           | Guntur                  |
| 8.      |                           | Kadapa                  |
| 9.      |                           | Kakinada                |
| 10.     | Andhra Pradesh            | Kurnool                 |
| 11.     |                           | Nellore                 |
| 12.     |                           | Ongole                  |
| 13.     |                           | Rajahmundry             |
| 14.     |                           | Srikakulam              |
| 15.     |                           | Tirupati                |
| 16.     |                           | Vijayawada              |
| 17.     |                           | Visakhapatnam           |
| 18.     |                           | Vizianagaram            |
| 19.     | Arunachal Pradesh         | Itanagar                |
| 20.     | Arunachal Pradesh         | Naharlagun              |
| 21.     | Assam                     | Bongaigaon              |
| 22.     | Assam                     | Byrnihat                |
| 23.     | Assam                     | Daranga                 |
| 24.     | Assam                     | Dibrugarh               |
| 25.     | Assam                     | Golaghat                |
| 26.     | Assam                     | Guwahati                |
| 27.     | Assam                     | Magherita               |
| 28.     | Assam                     | Nagaon                  |
| 29.     | Assam                     | Nalbari                 |
| 30.     | Assam                     | North Lakhimpur         |
| 31.     | Assam                     | Silcher                 |
| 32.     | Assam                     | Sivasagar               |
| 33.     | Assam                     | Tezpur                  |
| 34.     | Assam                     | Tinsukia                |
| 35. 36. | Bihar                     | Araria Arrah            |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory                 | City / town / village         |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|      37 |                                         | Aurangabad                    |
|      38 |                                         | Begusarai                     |
|      39 |                                         | Bettiah                       |
|      40 |                                         | Bhagalpur                     |
|      41 |                                         | Bihar Sharif                  |
|      42 |                                         | Buxar                         |
|      43 |                                         | Chhapra                       |
|      44 |                                         | Darbhanga                     |
|      45 |                                         | Gaya                          |
|      46 |                                         | Hajipur                       |
|      47 |                                         | Katihar                       |
|      48 |                                         | Kishanganj                    |
|      49 |                                         | Manguraha                     |
|      50 |                                         | Motihari                      |
|      51 |                                         | Munger                        |
|      52 |                                         | Muzaffarpur                   |
|      53 |                                         | Patna                         |
|      54 |                                         | Purnia                        |
|      55 |                                         | Rajgir                        |
|      56 |                                         | Saharsa                       |
|      57 |                                         | Samastipur                    |
|      58 |                                         | Sasaram                       |
|      59 |                                         | Siwan                         |
|      60 | Chandigarh (UT)                         | Chandigarh                    |
|      61 | Chhattisgarh                            | Bilaspur                      |
|      62 | Chhattisgarh                            | Chhal                         |
|      63 | Chhattisgarh                            | Durg-Bhillainagar             |
|      64 | Chhattisgarh                            | Korba                         |
|      65 | Chhattisgarh                            | Kunjemura                     |
|      66 | Chhattisgarh                            | Milupara                      |
|      67 | Chhattisgarh                            | Raigarh                       |
|      68 | Chhattisgarh                            | Raipur                        |
|      69 |                                         | Tumidih                       |
|      70 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu (UT) | Baldevi (Dadra &Nagar Haveli) |
|      71 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu (UT) | Daman                         |
|      72 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu (UT) | Patlara (Daman)               |

| Sl no   | State / Union Territory                                   | City / town / village   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 73.     | State / Union Territory                                   | Silvasa                 |
| 74.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Delhi                   |
| 75.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Amona                   |
| 76.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Assanora                |
| 77.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Bicholim                |
| 78.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Codli                   |
| 79.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Cuncolim                |
| 80.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Curchorem               |
| 81.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Honda                   |
| 82.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Kundaim                 |
| 83.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Mapusa                  |
| 84.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Margao                  |
| 85.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Panaji                  |
| 86.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Ponda                   |
| 87.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Sanguem                 |
| 88.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Tilamol                 |
| 89.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Tuem                    |
| 90.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Usgao-Pale              |
| 91.     | Delhi (UT)                                                | Vasco                   |
| 92.     | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Ahmedabad               |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Amreli                  |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Anand                   |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Ankleshwar              |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Bhuj                    |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Dahod                   |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Deesa                   |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Gandhinagar             |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Godhra                  |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Himmatnagar             |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Jamnagar                |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Jetpur                  |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Kalol                   |
|         | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Khambhaliya             |
| 106.    | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Lunawada                |
| 107.    | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Mehsana                 |
| 108.    | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Modasa                  |
| 109.    | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Nadiad                  |
| 110.    | 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. | Nandesari               |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|     111 |                           | Navsari                 |
|     112 |                           | Palanpur                |
|     113 |                           | Patan                   |
|     114 |                           | Porbandar               |
|     115 |                           | Rajkot                  |
|     116 |                           | Rajpipala               |
|     117 |                           | Surat                   |
|     118 |                           | Umbergaon               |
|     119 |                           | Vadodara                |
|     120 |                           | Vapi                    |
|     121 |                           | Vatva                   |
|     122 |                           | Veraval                 |
|     123 |                           | Vyara                   |
|     124 |                           | Ambala                  |
|     125 |                           | Bahadurgarh             |
|     126 |                           | Ballabgarh              |
|     127 |                           | Bhiwani                 |
|     128 |                           | Charkhi Dadri           |
|     129 |                           | Dharuhera               |
|     130 |                           | Faridabad               |
|     131 |                           | Fatehabad               |
|     132 |                           | Gurgaon                 |
|     133 |                           | Hissar                  |
|     134 |                           | Jind                    |
|     135 | Haryana                   | Kaithal                 |
|     136 |                           | Karnal                  |
|     137 |                           | Kurukshetra             |
|     138 |                           | Mandikhera              |
|     139 |                           | Manesar                 |
|     140 |                           | Narnaul                 |
|     141 |                           | Palwal                  |
|     142 |                           | Panchukula Urban Estate |
|     143 |                           | Panipat                 |
|     144 |                           | Rohtak                  |
|     145 |                           | Sirsa                   |
|     146 |                           | Sonepat                 |
|     147 |                           | Yamuna Nagar            |
|     148 | Himachal Pradesh          | Baddi                   |
|     149 | Himachal Pradesh          | Damtal                  |

| Sl no   | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| 150.    | State / Union Territory   | Dharamshala             |
| 151.    | State / Union Territory   | Gulaba                  |
| 152.    | State / Union Territory   | KalaAmb                 |
| 153.    | State / Union Territory   | Manali                  |
| 154.    | State / Union Territory   | Marhi                   |
| 155.    | State / Union Territory   | Nalagarh                |
| 156.    | State / Union Territory   | Parwanoo                |
| 157.    | State / Union Territory   | Poanta Sahib            |
| 158.    | State / Union Territory   | Shimla                  |
| 159.    | State / Union Territory   | Sunder Nagar            |
| 160.    | State / Union Territory   | Una                     |
| 161.    | State / Union Territory   | Vashisht                |
| 162.    |                           | Anantnag (K)            |
| 163.    |                           | Bandipora (K)           |
| 164.    |                           | Baramulla (K)           |
| 165.    |                           | Budgam (K)              |
| 166.    |                           | Doda (J)                |
| 167.    |                           | Ganderbal (K)           |
| 168.    |                           | Jammu (J)               |
| 169.    |                           | Khathua (J)             |
| 170.    |                           | Kulgam (K)              |
| 171.    |                           | Poonch (J)              |
| 172.    |                           | Pulwama (K)             |
| 173.    |                           | Rajouri(J)              |
| 174.    |                           | Ramban (J)              |
| 175.    |                           | Reasi (J)               |
| 176.    |                           | Samba (J)               |
| 177.    |                           | Shopian (K)             |
| 178.    |                           | Srinagar (K)            |
| 179.    |                           | Udhampur (J)            |
| 180.    | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Barajamda               |
|         | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Dhanbad                 |
|         | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Jamshedpur              |
|         | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Jharia                  |
|         | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Jorapokhar              |
|         | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Pathardih               |
| 186.    | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Ranchi                  |
| 187.    | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Saraikela               |
| 188.    | 181. 182. 183. 184. 185.  | Sindri                  |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|     189 | Karnataka                 | Bagalkote               |
|     190 |                           | Bangalore               |
|     191 |                           | Belgaum                 |
|     192 |                           | Bidar                   |
|     193 |                           | Bijapur / Vijayapura    |
|     194 |                           | Chamarajanagar          |
|     195 |                           | Chikkaballapur          |
|     196 |                           | Chikkamagaluru          |
|     197 |                           | Chitradurga             |
|     198 |                           | Devanagere              |
|     199 |                           | Gadag                   |
|     200 |                           | Gulbarga                |
|     201 |                           | Hassan                  |
|     202 |                           | Haveri                  |
|     203 |                           | Hubli-Dharwad           |
|     204 |                           | Karwar                  |
|     205 |                           | Kolar                   |
|     206 |                           | Koppal                  |
|     207 |                           | Madikeri                |
|     208 |                           | Mandya                  |
|     209 |                           | Mangalore               |
|     210 |                           | Mysore                  |
|     211 |                           | Raichur                 |
|     212 |                           | Ramanagara              |
|     213 |                           | Shimaga / Shivamogga    |
|     214 |                           | Tumkuru                 |
|     215 |                           | Udupi                   |
|     216 |                           | Yadgir                  |
|     217 |                           | Alappuzha               |
|     218 | Kerala                    | Eloor                   |
|     219 | Kerala                    | Ernakulam               |
|     220 | Kerala                    | Kannur                  |
|     221 | Kerala                    | Kochi                   |
|     222 | Kerala                    | Kollam                  |
|     223 | Kerala                    | Kottayam                |
|     224 | Kerala                    | Kozhikode               |
|     225 | Kerala                    | Mallapuram              |
|     226 | Kerala                    | Palakkad                |

| Sl no   | State / Union Territory                      | City / town / village   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 228.    | State / Union Territory                      | Thiruvalla              |
| 229.    | State / Union Territory                      | Thiruvanantapuram       |
| 230.    | State / Union Territory                      | Thrissur                |
| 231.    | State / Union Territory                      | Wayanad                 |
| 232.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Kavaratti               |
| 233.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Amlai                   |
| 234.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Bhopal                  |
| 235.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Chhindwara              |
| 236.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Damoh                   |
| 237.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Dewas                   |
| 238.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Gwalior                 |
| 239.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Indore                  |
| 240.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Jabalpur                |
| 241.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Katni                   |
| 242.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Maihar                  |
| 243.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Mandideep               |
| 244.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Nagda                   |
| 245.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Pithampur               |
| 246.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Ratlam                  |
| 247.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Rewa                    |
| 248.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Sagar                   |
| 249.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Satna                   |
| 250.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Singrauli               |
| 251.    | Lakshadweep (UT)                             | Ujjain                  |
| 252.    | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Akola                   |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Ahmednagar              |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Ambernath               |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Amravati                |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Aurangabad              |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Badlapur                |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Belapur                 |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Boisar                  |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Bhiwandi                |
|         | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Chandrapur              |
| 262.    | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Dhule                   |
| 263.    | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Dombivali / Kalyan      |
| 264.    | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Jalgaon                 |
| 265.    | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Jalna                   |
| 266.    | 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. | Kolhapur                |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|     267 |                           | Latur                   |
|     268 |                           | Lote                    |
|     269 |                           | Mahad                   |
|     270 |                           | Mumbai                  |
|     271 |                           | Nagpur                  |
|     272 |                           | Malegaon                |
|     273 |                           | Mira-Bhayander          |
|     274 |                           | Nanded                  |
|     275 |                           | Nashik                  |
|     276 |                           | Navi Mumbai             |
|     277 |                           | Parbhani                |
|     278 |                           | Pimpri-Chinchwad        |
|     279 |                           | Pune                    |
|     280 |                           | Roha                    |
|     281 |                           | Sangli                  |
|     282 |                           | Solapur                 |
|     283 |                           | Tarapur                 |
|     284 |                           | Thane                   |
|     285 |                           | Ulhasnagar              |
|     286 |                           | Vasai-virar             |
|     287 | Manipur                   | Imphal                  |
|     288 | Meghalaya                 | Byrnihat                |
|     289 | Meghalaya                 | Dawki                   |
|     290 | Meghalaya                 | Khlihriat               |
|     291 | Meghalaya                 | Nongstoin               |
|     292 | Meghalaya                 | Shillong                |
|     293 | Meghalaya                 | Tura                    |
|     294 | Meghalaya                 | Umaim                   |
|     295 | Meghalaya                 | Aibawk                  |
|     296 | Meghalaya                 | Aizwal                  |
|     297 | Meghalaya                 | Biate                   |
|     298 | Meghalaya                 | Champhai                |
|     299 | Meghalaya                 | Hnahthial               |
|     300 | Mizoram                   | Khawzawl                |
|     301 | Meghalaya                 | Kolasib                 |
|     302 | Meghalaya                 | Lawngtlai               |
|     303 | Meghalaya                 | Lunglei                 |
|     304 | Meghalaya                 | Mamit                   |
|     305 | Meghalaya                 | North Vanlaiphai        |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|     306 | State / Union Territory   | Saiha                   |
|     307 | State / Union Territory   | Saitual                 |
|     308 | State / Union Territory   | Serchhip                |
|     309 | Nagaland                  | Dimapur                 |
|     310 |                           | Kohima                  |
|     311 |                           | Angul                   |
|     312 |                           | Balangir                |
|     313 |                           | Balasore                |
|     314 |                           | Barbil                  |
|     315 |                           | Baripada                |
|     316 |                           | Berhampur               |
|     317 |                           | Bhadrak                 |
|     318 |                           | Bhubaneshwar            |
|     319 |                           | Bileipada               |
|     320 |                           | Bonaigarh               |
|     321 |                           | Brajrajnagar            |
|     322 |                           | Byasanagar              |
|     323 |                           | Cuttack                 |
|     324 |                           | Jharsuguda              |
|     325 |                           | Kalinga Nagar           |
|     326 | Odisha                    | Kandhamal               |
|     327 |                           | Kendrapara              |
|     328 |                           | Keonjhar                |
|     329 |                           | Konark                  |
|     330 |                           | Mayurbhanj              |
|     331 |                           | Nayagarh                |
|     332 |                           | Paradeep                |
|     333 |                           | Puri                    |
|     334 |                           | Rairangpur              |
|     335 |                           | Rajgangpur              |
|     336 |                           | Rayagada                |
|     337 |                           | Rourkela                |
|     338 |                           | Sambalpur               |
|     339 |                           | Suakati                 |
|     340 |                           | Talcher                 |
|     341 |                           | Tensa                   |
|     342 | Pondicherry (UT)          | Karaikal                |
|     343 | Pondicherry (UT)          | Pondicherry             |
|     344 | Punjab                    | Aligarh (Jagraon)       |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village      |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|     345 |                           | Amritsar                   |
|     346 |                           | Aspal Khurd (Tapa)         |
|     347 |                           | Bara Pind (Goraya)         |
|     348 |                           | Batala                     |
|     349 |                           | Bhatinda                   |
|     350 |                           | Binjon (Garshankar)        |
|     351 |                           | Bishanpura (Payal)         |
|     352 |                           | Changal (Sangrur)          |
|     353 |                           | Chowkimann (Jagraon)       |
|     354 |                           | Dera Baba Nanak            |
|     355 |                           | Dera Bassi                 |
|     356 |                           | Fatehpur (Samana)          |
|     357 |                           | Mandi Gobindgarh           |
|     358 |                           | Guru Ki Dhab (Kotkapura)   |
|     359 |                           | Gurdaspur                  |
|     360 |                           | Jaito Sarja (Batala)       |
|     361 |                           | Jalandhar                  |
|     362 |                           | Khanna                     |
|     363 |                           | Kharaori (Sirhind)         |
|     364 |                           | Kotladoom (Ajnala)         |
|     365 |                           | Lakho ke Behram (Ferozpur) |
|     366 |                           | Ludhiana                   |
|     367 |                           | Mrar Kalan (Muktsar)       |
|     368 |                           | Mukandpur (Nawashahar)     |
|     369 |                           | Mureedke (Batala)          |
|     370 |                           | Naudhrani (Malerkotla)     |
|     371 |                           | Naya Nangal                |
|     372 |                           | Patiala                    |
|     373 |                           | Pathankot                  |
|     374 |                           | Peer Mohammad (Jalalabad)  |
|     375 |                           | Poohli (Bhatinda)          |
|     376 |                           | Qila Bharian (Sangrur)     |
|     377 |                           | Rakhra (Patiala)           |
|     378 |                           | Rohila (Samrala)           |
|     379 |                           | Rupnagar                   |
|     380 |                           | Subanpur (Dhilwan)         |
|     381 |                           | Srihind                    |
|     382 |                           | Tirathpur (Amritsar I)     |
|     383 | Rajasthan                 | Ajmer                      |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|     384 |                           | Alwar                   |
|     385 |                           | Banswara                |
|     386 |                           | Baran                   |
|     387 |                           | Barmer                  |
|     388 |                           | Bharatpur               |
|     389 |                           | Bhilwara                |
|     390 |                           | Bhiwadi                 |
|     391 |                           | Bikaner                 |
|     392 |                           | Bundi                   |
|     393 |                           | Churu                   |
|     394 |                           | Chittorgargh            |
|     395 |                           | Dausa                   |
|     396 |                           | Dholpur                 |
|     397 |                           | Dungerpur               |
|     398 |                           | Hanumangarh             |
|     399 |                           | Jaipur                  |
|     400 |                           | Jaisalmer               |
|     401 |                           | Jalor                   |
|     402 |                           | Jhalawar                |
|     403 |                           | Jhunjhunu               |
|     404 |                           | Jodhpur                 |
|     405 |                           | Karauli                 |
|     406 |                           | Kota                    |
|     407 |                           | Nagaur                  |
|     408 |                           | Pali                    |
|     409 |                           | Pratapgarh              |
|     410 |                           | Rajsamand               |
|     411 |                           | Sawai madhopur          |
|     412 |                           | Sirohi                  |
|     413 |                           | Sikar                   |
|     414 |                           | Sri Ganganagar          |
|     415 |                           | Tonk                    |
|     416 |                           | Udaipur                 |
|     417 |                           | Chungthang              |
|     418 |                           | Gangtok                 |
|     419 | Sikkim                    | Mangan                  |
|     420 |                           | Namchi                  |
|     421 |                           | Pelling                 |
|     422 |                           | Rangpo                  |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village    |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|     423 |                           | Ravangla                 |
|     424 |                           | Singtam                  |
|     425 |                           | Ariyalur                 |
|     426 |                           | Chengalpattu             |
|     427 |                           | Chennai                  |
|     428 |                           | Coimbatore               |
|     429 |                           | Cuddalore                |
|     430 |                           | Dindigul                 |
|     431 |                           | Dharmapuri               |
|     432 |                           | Gummidipoondi            |
|     433 |                           | Hosur                    |
|     434 |                           | Kanchipuram              |
|     435 |                           | Karur                    |
|     436 |                           | Ooty                     |
|     437 |                           | Madurai                  |
|     438 |                           | Mettur                   |
|     439 |                           | Nagapattinam             |
|     440 |                           | Nagercoil                |
|     441 |                           | Palkalaiperur            |
|     442 | Tamilnadu                 | Perundurai               |
|     443 |                           | Perambalur               |
|     444 |                           | Pudukottai               |
|     445 |                           | Ramanathapuram           |
|     446 |                           | Ranipet                  |
|     447 |                           | Salem                    |
|     448 |                           | Sivagangai               |
|     449 |                           | Theni                    |
|     450 |                           | Thanjavur                |
|     451 |                           | Tiruvannamalai           |
|     452 |                           | Tiruvarur                |
|     453 |                           | Tirunelveli              |
|     454 |                           | Trichy / Thiruchirapally |
|     455 |                           | Tirupur                  |
|     456 |                           | Tuticorin / Thoothukudi  |
|     457 |                           | Vellore                  |
|     458 |                           | Virudhunagar             |
|     459 |                           | Villupuram               |
|     460 | Telangana                 | Adilabad                 |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|     461 |                           | Hyderabad               |
|     462 |                           | Karimnagar              |
|     463 |                           | Khammam                 |
|     464 |                           | Kothur                  |
|     465 |                           | Nalgonda                |
|     466 |                           | Nizamabad               |
|     467 |                           | Patencheru              |
|     468 |                           | Ramagundum              |
|     469 |                           | Sangareddy              |
|     470 |                           | Warangal                |
|     471 | Tripura                   | Agartala                |
|     472 |                           | Agra                    |
|     473 |                           | Aligarh                 |
|     474 |                           | Allahabad               |
|     475 |                           | Anpara                  |
|     476 |                           | Ayodhya                 |
|     477 |                           | Bagpat                  |
|     478 |                           | Bareily                 |
|     479 |                           | Bulandshahr             |
|     480 |                           | Firozabad               |
|     481 |                           | Gajroula                |
|     482 |                           | Ghaziabad               |
|     483 |                           | Gorakhpur               |
|     484 |                           | Greater Noida           |
|     485 | Uttar Pradesh             | Hapur                   |
|     486 |                           | Hatras                  |
|     487 |                           | Jhansi                  |
|     488 |                           | Kanpur                  |
|     489 |                           | Khurja                  |
|     490 |                           | Lucknow                 |
|     491 |                           | Mathura                 |
|     492 |                           | Meerut                  |
|     493 |                           | Moradabad               |
|     494 |                           | Muzaffarnagar           |
|     495 |                           | Noida                   |
|     496 |                           | Raibareli               |
|     497 |                           | Saharanpur              |
|     498 |                           | Unnao                   |
|     499 |                           | Varanasi                |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village     |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|     500 |                           | Vrindavan                 |
|     501 | Uttarakhand               | Dehradun                  |
|     502 | Uttarakhand               | Haldwani                  |
|     503 | Uttarakhand               | Haridwar                  |
|     504 | Uttarakhand               | Kashipur                  |
|     505 | Uttarakhand               | Rishikesh                 |
|     506 | Uttarakhand               | Rudrapur                  |
|     507 | West Bengal               | Alipurduar                |
|     508 |                           | Amtala                    |
|     509 |                           | Asansol                   |
|     510 |                           | Baharampur                |
|     511 |                           | Balurghat                 |
|     512 |                           | Bankura                   |
|     513 |                           | Barasat                   |
|     514 |                           | Bardhaman                 |
|     515 |                           | Barrckpore                |
|     516 |                           | Baruipur / South Suburban |
|     517 |                           | Birpara                   |
|     518 |                           | Bolpur                    |
|     519 |                           | Chinsura                  |
|     520 |                           | Coochbihar                |
|     521 |                           | Dankuni                   |
|     522 |                           | Darjeeling                |
|     523 |                           | Durgapur                  |
|     524 |                           | Ghatal                    |
|     525 |                           | Haldia                    |
|     526 |                           | Howrah                    |
|     527 |                           | Jalpaiguri                |
|     528 |                           | Jhargram                  |
|     529 |                           | Jaigaon                   |
|     530 |                           | Kalimpong                 |
|     531 |                           | Kalyani                   |
|     532 |                           | Kharagpur                 |
|     533 |                           | Kolkata                   |
|     534 |                           | Krishnanagar              |
|     535 |                           | Madhyamgram               |
|     536 |                           | Makhrapara                |
|     537 |                           | Malda                     |

|   Sl no | State / Union Territory   | City / town / village   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|     539 |                           | Purulia                 |
|     540 |                           | Raigunj                 |
|     541 |                           | Rampurhat               |
|     542 |                           | Ranaghat                |
|     543 |                           | Raniganj                |
|     544 |                           | Rishra                  |
|     545 |                           | Sankrail                |
|     546 |                           | Siliguri                |
|     547 |                           | Suri                    |
|     548 |                           | Tamluk                  |
|     549 |                           | Tribeni                 |
|     550 |                           | Uluberia                |
|     551 |                           | Uttarpara               |

Population

(Census 2011)

1,00,000-

< 5,00,000

5,00,000-

<10,00,000

10,00,000-

<50,00,000

≥50,00,000

Air Quality Monitoring network design criteria

Minimum No. of manual station under NAMP

1-Background

2-Residential/

Commercial

1-Background

2-Residential/

Commercial

Minimum no of proposed CAAQMS

1-Residential

1-Residential

## 1-Traffic dominant

area

| 1- Commercial 2-Residential                               | 8                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1-Background 2-Residential/ Commercial area 1- Commercial | 1-Traffic dominant                      |
| 1-Background in upwind direction 4-Residential            | 1-Industrial area 3-Traffic dominant 16 |
| 1-Background in down wind direction 2-Residential/ area   | 3- Commercial 2-Industrial area         |

4

6

Total

## Annexure II

Annexure-III List of identified new cities for installing new air quality monitoring stations

| Sl no   | State/Union Territory   | City                   |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh          | Guntakal               |
| 2.      |                         | Machilipatnam          |
| 3.      |                         | Prodduturu             |
| 4.      |                         | Hindupuram             |
| 5.      |                         | Tadipatri              |
| 6.      |                         | Madanapalli            |
| 7.      |                         | Tenali                 |
| 8.      |                         | Narsaraopeta           |
| 9.      |                         | Gudivada               |
| 10.     |                         | Nandyal                |
| 11.     |                         | Adoni                  |
| 12.     |                         | Bheemavaram            |
| 13.     |                         | Bilaspur               |
| 14.     |                         | Chamba                 |
| 15.     |                         | Hamirpur               |
| 16.     |                         | Kalpa                  |
| 17.     | Himachal Pradesh        | Mandi                  |
| 18.     |                         | Kullu                  |
| 19.     |                         | Keylong                |
| 20.     |                         | Recong Peo             |
| 21.     |                         | Solan                  |
| 22.     | Jharkhand               | Bokaro                 |
| 23.     | Jharkhand               | Deoghar                |
| 24.     | Jharkhand               | Hazaribagh             |
| 25.     | Jharkhand               | Jamtara                |
| 26.     | Jharkhand               | Phusro                 |
| 27.     | Jharkhand               | Giridh                 |
| 28.     | Jharkhand               | Daltonganj/Medininagar |
| 29.     | Ladakh                  | Leh                    |
| 30.     | Karnataka               | Ballari                |
| 31.     | Karnataka               | Bantwal                |
| 32.     | Karnataka               | Bangarpet              |
|         | Karnataka               | Hungund                |
| 33. 34. | Karnataka               | Jamakhandi             |
| 35.     | Karnataka               | Hospet                 |
| 36.     | Karnataka               | Chikodi                |
| 37.     | Karnataka               | Gokak                  |
| 38.     | Karnataka               | Doddaballapur          |
| 39.     | Karnataka               | Anekal                 |
| 40.     | Karnataka               | Chittapur              |
| 41.     | Karnataka               | Gangavathi             |

| Sl no   | State/Union Territory   | City             |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 42.     | Kerala                  | Kasaragod        |
| 43.     | Maharashtra             | Nandurbar        |
| 44.     |                         | Beed             |
| 45.     |                         | Churachandpur    |
| 46.     |                         | Bishnupur        |
| 47.     | Manipur                 | Tamenglong       |
| 48.     |                         | Kakching         |
| 49.     |                         | Kangpokpi        |
| 50.     |                         | Thoubal          |
| 51.     | Meghalaya               | Ampati           |
| 52.     |                         | West Garo Hills  |
| 53.     |                         | Mokokchung       |
| 54.     |                         | Wokha            |
| 55.     |                         | Mon              |
| 56.     | Nagaland                | Tuensang         |
| 57.     |                         | Peren            |
| 58.     |                         | Zunheboto        |
| 59.     |                         | Kiphire          |
| 60.     |                         | Phek             |
| 61.     |                         | Erode            |
| 62.     | Tamilnadu               | Alandur          |
| 63.     |                         | Avadi            |
| 64.     |                         | Rajapalayam      |
| 65.     |                         | Jagtial          |
| 66.     |                         | Mahbubnagar      |
| 67.     | Telangana               | Siddipet         |
| 68.     |                         | Suryapet         |
| 69.     |                         | Miryalaguda      |
| 70.     | Tripura                 | Dalai            |
| 71.     |                         | North Tripura    |
| 72.     |                         | Amroha           |
| 73.     |                         | Badaun           |
| 74.     |                         | Bahraich         |
| 75.     |                         | Ballia           |
| 76.     |                         | Banda            |
| 77. 78. |                         | Barabanki        |
|         |                         | Basti            |
| 79.     | Uttar Pradesh           | Bijnor           |
| 80.     |                         | Deoria           |
| 81.     |                         | Etah             |
| 82.     |                         | Fatehpur         |
| 83.     |                         | Ghazipur         |
| 84.     |                         | Jaunpur          |
| 85. 86. |                         | Kasganj Lalitpur |
| 87.     |                         | Mahoba           |
| 88.     |                         | Mainpuri         |

|   Sl no | State/Union Territory   | City              |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|      89 |                         | Pilibhit          |
|      90 |                         | Rampur            |
|      91 |                         | Sambhal           |
|      92 |                         | Shahjahanpur      |
|      93 |                         | Ambedkar Nagar    |
|      94 |                         | Farrukhabad       |
|      95 |                         | Akbarpur          |
|      96 |                         | Gauriganj         |
|      97 |                         | Etawah            |
|      98 |                         | Fatehgarh         |
|      99 |                         | Gonda             |
|     100 |                         | Hardoi            |
|     101 |                         | Orai              |
|     102 |                         | Kanpur Dehat      |
|     103 |                         | Kaushambi         |
|     104 |                         | Lakhimpur         |
|     105 |                         | Mirzapur          |
|     106 |                         | Sant Kabirnagar   |
|     107 |                         | Shamli            |
|     108 |                         | Shravasti         |
|     109 |                         | Sitapur           |
|     110 |                         | Sultanpur         |
|     111 | Uttrakhand              | Roorkee           |
|     112 | West Bengal             | Gharwal           |
|     113 |                         | Champdani         |
|     114 |                         | Bhadreshwar       |
|     115 |                         | Baidyabati        |
|     116 |                         | Serampore         |
|     117 |                         | Chandannagar M.C. |
|     118 |                         | Bally             |
|     119 |                         | Nabadwip          |