Lok Sabha Question No. 660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Grants for Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 660

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Grants for Air Pollution

660. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  of  the  view  that  the  current  air  pollution  monitoring framework is sufficient for both rural and urban areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the strengthening of pollution monitoring mechanism is one of the parameter for the Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended grant amongst the four ascertained criteria for performance-based grants for 42 cities with million-plus population; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) and (b):

At present 1429 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations have been set up for monitoring air quality in 511 cities of the country. Further, 26 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring stations have been established in rural areas and 95 more stations have been sanctioned for setting up in rural areas. List is enclosed at Annexure - I.

(c) and (d):

Fifteenth Finance Commission air quality performance grants are utilised by 42 million plus cities/ urban agglomerations for taking measures/ activities for improvement of air quality as per the City Action Plan prepared by City Level Implementation Committee and approved by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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## Annexure - I

City-wise list of 1429 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations setup in the country

|   S.No . | State / Union Territory   | City / town                    |   Monitoring Stations |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Andaman& Nicobar (UT)     | Brookshabd                     |                     1 |
|        2 | Andaman& Nicobar (UT)     | Port Blair                     |                     2 |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh            | Amaravati                      |                     1 |
|        4 | Andhra Pradesh            | Anatapur                       |                     5 |
|        5 | Andhra Pradesh            | Chittor                        |                     6 |
|        6 | Andhra Pradesh            | Eluru                          |                     4 |
|        7 | Andhra Pradesh            | Guntur                         |                     4 |
|        8 | Andhra Pradesh            | Kadapa                         |                     6 |
|        9 | Andhra Pradesh            | Kakinada                       |                     4 |
|       10 | Andhra Pradesh            | Kurnool                        |                     4 |
|       11 | Andhra Pradesh            | Nellore                        |                     4 |
|       12 | Andhra Pradesh            | Ongole                         |                     4 |
|       13 | Andhra Pradesh            | Rajahmundry/Rajamahendravar am |                     5 |
|       14 | Andhra Pradesh            | Srikakulam                     |                     4 |
|       15 | Andhra Pradesh            | Tirupati                       |                     6 |
|       16 | Andhra Pradesh            | Vijayawada                     |                    11 |
|       17 | Andhra Pradesh            | Visakhapatnam                  |                    10 |
|       18 | Andhra Pradesh            | Vizianagaram                   |                     4 |
|       19 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Itanagar                       |                     1 |
|       20 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Naharlagun                     |                     2 |
|       21 | Assam                     | Bongaigaon                     |                     2 |
|       22 | Assam                     | Byrnihat                       |                     1 |
|       23 | Assam                     | Daranga                        |                     1 |
|       24 | Assam                     | Dibrugarh                      |                     1 |

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|   25 | Golaghat        |   1 |
|------|-----------------|-----|
|   26 | Guwahati        |  12 |
|   27 | Magherita       |   1 |
|   28 | Nagaon          |   4 |
|   29 | Nalbari         |   4 |
|   30 | North Lakhimpur |   1 |
|   31 | Silcher         |   4 |
|   32 | Sivasagar       |   4 |
|   33 | Tezpur          |   1 |
|   34 | Tinsukia        |   3 |
|   35 | Araria          |   1 |
|   36 | Arrah           |   1 |
|   37 | Aurangabad      |   1 |
|   38 | Begusarai       |   2 |
|   39 | Bettiah         |   1 |
|   40 | Bhagalpur       |   2 |
|   41 | Bihar Sharif    |   1 |
|   42 | Buxar           |   1 |
|   43 | Chhapra         |   1 |
|   44 | Darbhanga       |   2 |
|   45 | Gaya            |   4 |
|   46 | Hajipur         |   1 |
|   47 | Katihar         |   1 |
|   48 | Kishanganj      |   1 |
|   49 | Manguraha       |   1 |
|   50 | Motihari        |   1 |

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|   51 |                                | Munger                        |   1 |
|------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----|
|   52 |                                | Muzaffarpur                   |   4 |
|   53 |                                | Patna                         |   8 |
|   54 |                                | Purnia                        |   1 |
|   55 |                                | Rajgir                        |   2 |
|   56 |                                | Saharsa                       |   1 |
|   57 |                                | Samastipur                    |   1 |
|   58 |                                | Sasaram                       |   2 |
|   59 |                                | Siwan                         |   1 |
|   60 | Chandigarh (UT)                | Chandigarh                    |   8 |
|   61 | Chattisgarh                    | Bilaspur                      |   2 |
|   62 |                                | Chhal                         |   1 |
|   63 |                                | Durg-Bhillainagar             |   7 |
|   64 |                                | Korba                         |   5 |
|   65 |                                | Kunjemura                     |   1 |
|   66 |                                | Milupara                      |   1 |
|   67 |                                | Raigarh                       |   3 |
|   68 |                                | Raipur                        |  10 |
|   69 |                                | Tumidih                       |   1 |
|   70 |                                | Baldevi (Dadra& Nagar Haveli) |   1 |
|   71 | Dadara &Nagar Haveli and Daman | Daman                         |   2 |
|   72 | &Diu (UT)                      | Patlara (Daman)               |   1 |
|   73 |                                | Silvasa                       |   2 |
|   74 | Delhi (UT)                     | Delhi                         |  50 |
|   75 |                                | Amona                         |   1 |
|   76 | Goa                            | Assanora                      |   1 |
|   77 |                                | Bicholim                      |   1 |

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|   78 |         | Codli       |   1 |
|------|---------|-------------|-----|
|   79 |         | Cuncolim    |   1 |
|   80 |         | Curchorem   |   1 |
|   81 |         | Honda       |   1 |
|   82 |         | Kundaim     |   1 |
|   83 |         | Mapusa      |   1 |
|   84 |         | Margao      |   1 |
|   85 |         | Marmagao    |   1 |
|   86 |         | Panaji      |   1 |
|   87 |         | Ponda       |   1 |
|   88 |         | Sanguem     |   1 |
|   89 |         | Tilamol     |   1 |
|   90 |         | Tuem        |   1 |
|   91 |         | Usgao-Pale  |   1 |
|   92 |         | Vasco       |   1 |
|   93 |         | Ahmedabad   |  18 |
|   94 |         | Ankleshwar  |   3 |
|   95 |         | Gandhinagar |   4 |
|   96 |         | Jamnagar    |   1 |
|   97 |         | Nandesari   |   1 |
|   98 | Gujarat | Rajkot      |   2 |
|   99 |         | Surat       |   3 |
|  100 |         | Vadodara    |   5 |
|  101 |         | Vapi        |   3 |
|  102 |         | Vatva       |   1 |
|  103 | Haryana | Ambala      |   1 |

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|   104 | Bahadurgarh             |   1 |
|-------|-------------------------|-----|
|   105 | Ballabgarh              |   1 |
|   106 | Bhiwani                 |   1 |
|   107 | Charkhi Dadri           |   1 |
|   108 | Dharuhera               |   1 |
|   109 | Faridabad               |   6 |
|   110 | Fatehabad               |   1 |
|   111 | Gurgaon                 |   4 |
|   112 | Hissar                  |   3 |
|   113 | Jind                    |   1 |
|   114 | Kaithal                 |   1 |
|   115 | Karnal                  |   1 |
|   116 | Kurukshetra             |   1 |
|   117 | Mandikhera              |   1 |
|   118 | Manesar                 |   1 |
|   119 | Narnaul                 |   1 |
|   120 | Palwal                  |   1 |
|   121 | Panchukula Urban Estate |   1 |
|   122 | Panipat                 |   1 |
|   123 | Rohtak                  |   1 |
|   124 | Sirsa                   |   1 |
|   125 | Sonepat                 |   1 |
|   126 | Yamuna Nagar            |   2 |
|   127 | Baddi                   |   4 |
|   128 | Damtal                  |   2 |
|   129 | Dharamshala             |   2 |

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|   130 |                     | Gulaba        |   1 |
|-------|---------------------|---------------|-----|
|   131 |                     | Kala Amb      |   2 |
|   132 |                     | Manali        |   2 |
|   133 |                     | Marhi         |   1 |
|   134 |                     | Nalagarh      |   1 |
|   135 |                     | Parwanoo      |   2 |
|   136 |                     | Poanta Sahib  |   2 |
|   137 |                     | Shimla        |   2 |
|   138 |                     | Sunder Nagar  |   2 |
|   139 |                     | Una           |   2 |
|   140 |                     | Vashisht      |   1 |
|   141 |                     | Anantnag (K)  |   1 |
|   142 |                     | Bandipora (K) |   1 |
|   143 |                     | Baramulla (K) |   2 |
|   144 |                     | Budgam (K)    |   1 |
|   145 |                     | Doda (J)      |   1 |
|   146 |                     | Ganderbal (K) |   1 |
|   147 |                     | Jammu         |   6 |
|   148 | Jammu &Kashmir (UT) | Khathua (J)   |   2 |
|   149 |                     | Kulgam (K)    |   1 |
|   150 |                     | Poonch (J)    |   1 |
|   151 |                     | Pulwama (K)   |   2 |
|   152 |                     | Rajouri(J)    |   2 |
|   153 |                     | Ramban (J)    |   1 |
|   154 |                     | Reasi (J)     |   1 |
|   155 |                     | Samba (J)     |   1 |

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|   156 |           | Shopian (K)          |   1 |
|-------|-----------|----------------------|-----|
|   157 |           | Srinagar (K)         |   6 |
|   158 |           | Udhampur (J)         |   1 |
|   159 | Jharkhand | Barajamda            |   1 |
|   160 | Jharkhand | Dhanbad              |   4 |
|   161 | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur           |   2 |
|   162 | Jharkhand | Jharia               |   1 |
|   163 | Jharkhand | Jorapokhar           |   1 |
|   164 | Jharkhand | Ranchi               |   1 |
|   165 | Jharkhand | Saraikela            |   1 |
|   166 | Jharkhand | Sindri               |   1 |
|   167 | Karnataka | Bagalkote            |   2 |
|   168 | Karnataka | Bangalore            |  23 |
|   169 | Karnataka | Belgaum              |   2 |
|   170 | Karnataka | Bidar                |   2 |
|   171 | Karnataka | Bijapur / Vijayapura |   2 |
|   172 | Karnataka | Chamarajanagar       |   1 |
|   173 | Karnataka | Chikkaballapur       |   1 |
|   174 | Karnataka | Chikkamagaluru       |   1 |
|   175 | Karnataka | Chitradurga          |   1 |
|   176 | Karnataka | Devanagere           |   4 |
|   177 | Karnataka | Gadag                |   1 |
|   178 | Karnataka | Gulbarga / Kalaburgi |   3 |
|   179 | Karnataka | Hassan               |   2 |
|   180 | Karnataka | Haveri               |   1 |
|   181 | Karnataka | Hubli-Dharwad        |   5 |

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|            | Karwar 1               |
|------------|------------------------|
| 183        | Kolar 2                |
| 184        | Koppal 1               |
| 185        | Madikeri 1             |
| 186        | Mandya 1               |
| 187        | Mangalore 2            |
| 188        | Mysore 3               |
| 189        | Raichur 2              |
| 190        | Ramanagara 1           |
| 191        | Shimaga / Shivamogga 2 |
| 192        | Tumkuru 2              |
| 193        | Udupi 1                |
| 194        | Yadgir 1               |
| 195        | Alappuzha 2            |
| 196        | Eloor 1                |
| 197        | Ernakulam 1            |
| 198        | Kannur 1               |
| 199        | Kochi 9                |
| 200        | Kollam 3               |
| Kerala 201 | Kottayam 2             |
| 202        | Kozhikode 3            |
| 203        | Mallapuram 2           |
| 204        | Palakkad 1             |
| 205        | Pathanamthitta 1       |
| 206        | Thiruvalla 1           |
| 207        | Thiruvanantapuram 6    |

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|   208 |                  | Thrissur   |   3 |
|-------|------------------|------------|-----|
|   209 |                  | Wayanad    |   2 |
|   210 | Lakshadweep (UT) | Kavaratti  |   1 |
|   211 | Madhya Pradesh   | Amlai      |   2 |
|   212 | Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal     |  11 |
|   213 | Madhya Pradesh   | Chindwara  |   2 |
|   214 | Madhya Pradesh   | Damoh      |   1 |
|   215 | Madhya Pradesh   | Dewas      |   5 |
|   216 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior    |   7 |
|   217 | Madhya Pradesh   | Indore     |   4 |
|   218 | Madhya Pradesh   | Jabalpur   |   3 |
|   219 | Madhya Pradesh   | Katni      |   3 |
|   220 | Madhya Pradesh   | Maihar     |   1 |
|   221 | Madhya Pradesh   | Mandideep  |   1 |
|   222 | Madhya Pradesh   | Nagda      |   3 |
|   223 | Madhya Pradesh   | Pithampur  |   3 |
|   224 | Madhya Pradesh   | Ratlam     |   1 |
|   225 | Madhya Pradesh   | Rewa       |   1 |
|   226 | Madhya Pradesh   | Sagar      |   4 |
|   227 | Madhya Pradesh   | Satna      |   3 |
|   228 | Madhya Pradesh   | Singrauli  |   4 |
|   229 | Maharashtra      | Ujjain     |   5 |
|   230 | Maharashtra      | Akola      |   4 |
|   231 | Maharashtra      | Ahmednagar |   1 |
|   232 | Maharashtra      | Ambernath  |   1 |
|   233 | Maharashtra      | Amravati   |   5 |
|   234 | Maharashtra      | Aurangabad |   7 |

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|   235 | Badlapur 2           |
|-------|----------------------|
|   236 | Belapur 1            |
|   237 | Bhiwandi 4           |
|   238 | Chandrapur 8         |
|   239 | Dhule 1              |
|   240 | Dombivali / Kalyan 2 |
|   241 | Jalgaon 4            |
|   242 | Jalna 3              |
|   243 | Kolhapur 5           |
|   244 | Latur 4              |
|   245 | Lote 2               |
|   246 | Mahad 3              |
|   247 | Mumbai 26            |
|   248 | Nagpur 11            |
|   249 | Nanded 4             |
|   250 | Nashik 8             |
|   251 | Navi Mumbai 11       |
|   252 | Parbhani 1           |
|   253 | Pimpri-Chinchwad 3   |
|   254 | Pune 13              |
|   255 | Roha 2               |
|   256 | Sangli 4             |
|   257 | Solapur 5            |
|   258 | Tarapur 3            |
|   259 | Thane 5              |
|   260 | Ulhasnagar 2         |

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|   261 |           | Vasai-virar      |   1 |
|-------|-----------|------------------|-----|
|   262 | Manipur   | Imphal           |   3 |
|   263 | Meghalaya | Byrnihat         |   2 |
|   264 | Meghalaya | Dawki            |   1 |
|   265 | Meghalaya | Khlihriat        |   1 |
|   266 | Meghalaya | Nongstoin        |   1 |
|   267 | Meghalaya | Shillong         |   6 |
|   268 | Meghalaya | Tura             |   1 |
|   269 | Meghalaya | Umaim            |   1 |
|   270 | Mizoram   | Aibawk           |   1 |
|   271 | Mizoram   | Aizwal           |   6 |
|   272 | Mizoram   | Biate            |   1 |
|   273 | Mizoram   | Champhai         |   2 |
|   274 | Mizoram   | Hnahthial        |   2 |
|   275 | Mizoram   | Khawzawl         |   2 |
|   276 | Mizoram   | Kolasib          |   3 |
|   277 | Mizoram   | Lawngtlai        |   3 |
|   278 | Mizoram   | Lunglei          |   3 |
|   279 | Mizoram   | Mamit            |   3 |
|   280 | Mizoram   | North Vanlaiphai |   1 |
|   281 | Mizoram   | Saiha            |   3 |
|   282 | Mizoram   | Saitual          |   2 |
|   283 | Mizoram   | Serchhip         |   3 |
|   284 | Nagaland  | Dimapur          |   7 |
|   285 | Nagaland  | Kohima           |   4 |
|   286 | Odisha    | Angul            |   3 |
|   287 | Odisha    | Balangir         |   3 |

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|   288 | Balasore 3      |
|-------|-----------------|
|   289 | Baripada 1      |
|   290 | Berhampur 1     |
|   291 | Bhubaneshwar 6  |
|   292 | Bileipada 1     |
|   293 | Bonaigarh 1     |
|   294 | Brajrajnagar 1  |
|   295 | Cuttack 3       |
|   296 | Jharsuguda 3    |
|   297 | Kalinga Nagar 3 |
|   298 | Kandhamal 3     |
|   299 | Kendrapara 3    |
|   300 | Keonjhar 1      |
|   301 | Konark 1        |
|   302 | Mayurbhanj 3    |
|   303 | Nayagarh 1      |
|   304 | Paradeep 3      |
|   305 | Puri 2          |
|   306 | Rairangpur 1    |
|   307 | Rajgangpur 1    |
|   308 | Rayagada 3      |
|   309 | Rourkela 7      |
|   310 | Sambalpur 1     |
|   311 | Suakati 1       |
|   312 | Talcher 4       |
|   313 | Tensa 1         |

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|   314 | Pondicherry (UT)   | Karaikal                    |   3 |
|-------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----|
|   315 | Pondicherry (UT)   | Pondicherry                 |   4 |
|   316 | Punjab             | Aligarh (Jagraon)           |   1 |
|   317 |                    | Amritsar                    |   3 |
|   318 |                    | Aspal Khurd (Tapa)          |   1 |
|   319 |                    | Bara Pind (Goraya)          |   1 |
|   320 |                    | Batala                      |   1 |
|   321 |                    | Bhatinda                    |   2 |
|   322 |                    | Binjon (Garshankar)         |   1 |
|   323 |                    | Bishanpura (Payal)          |   1 |
|   324 |                    | Changal (Sangrur)           |   1 |
|   325 |                    | Chowkimann (Jagraon)        |   1 |
|   326 |                    | Dera Baba Nanak             |   1 |
|   327 |                    | Dera Bassi                  |   2 |
|   328 |                    | Fatehpur (Samana)           |   1 |
|   329 |                    | Gobindgarh Mandi Gobindgarh |   4 |
|   330 |                    | Guru Ki Dhab (Kotkapura)    |   1 |
|   331 |                    | Gurdaspur                   |   1 |
|   332 |                    | Jaito Sarja (Batala)        |   1 |
|   333 |                    | Jalandhar                   |   5 |
|   334 |                    | Khanna                      |   3 |
|   335 |                    | Kharaori (Sirhind)          |   1 |
|   336 |                    | Kotladoom (Ajnala)          |   1 |
|   337 |                    | Lakho ke Behram (Ferozpur)  |   1 |
|   338 |                    | Ludhiana                    |   5 |
|   339 |                    | Mrar Kalan (Muktsar)        |   1 |

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|   340 | Mukandpur (Nawashahar)    |   1 |
|-------|---------------------------|-----|
|   341 | Mureedke (Batala)         |   1 |
|   342 | Naudhrani (Malerkotla)    |   1 |
|   343 | Naya Nangal               |   2 |
|   344 | Patiala                   |   4 |
|   345 | Pathankot                 |   1 |
|   346 | Peer Mohammad (Jalalabad) |   1 |
|   347 | Poohli (Bhatinda)         |   1 |
|   348 | Qila Bharian (Sangrur)    |   1 |
|   349 | Rakhra (Patiala)          |   1 |
|   350 | Rohila (Samrala)          |   1 |
|   351 | Rupnagar                  |   1 |
|   352 | Subanpur (Dhilwan)        |   1 |
|   353 | Srihind                   |   1 |
|   354 | Tirathpur (Amritsar I)    |   1 |
|   355 | Ajmer                     |   1 |
|   356 | Alwar                     |   4 |
|   357 | Banswara                  |   1 |
|   358 | Baran                     |   1 |
|   359 | Barmer                    |   1 |
|   360 | Bharatpur                 |   4 |
|   361 | Bhilwara                  |   1 |
|   362 | Bhiwadi                   |   4 |
|   363 | Bikaner                   |   4 |
|   364 | Bundi                     |   1 |
|   365 | Churu                     |   1 |

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|   366 | Chittorgargh   |   4 |
|-------|----------------|-----|
|   367 | Dausa          |   1 |
|   368 | Dholpur        |   1 |
|   369 | Hanumangarh    |   1 |
|   370 | Jaipur         |  15 |
|   371 | Jaisalmer      |   1 |
|   372 | Jhalawar       |   1 |
|   373 | Jhunjhunu      |   1 |
|   374 | Jodhpur        |  14 |
|   375 | Karauli        |   1 |
|   376 | Kota           |   9 |
|   377 | Nagaur         |   1 |
|   378 | Pali           |   1 |
|   379 | Pratapgarh     |   1 |
|   380 | Rajsamand      |   1 |
|   381 | Sawai madhopur |   1 |
|   382 | Sirohi         |   1 |
|   383 | Sikar          |   4 |
|   384 | Sri Ganganagar |   1 |
|   385 | Tonk           |   1 |
|   386 | Udaipur        |   4 |
|   387 | Chungthang     |   1 |
|   388 | Gangtok        |   3 |
|   389 | Mangan         |   1 |
|   390 | Namchi         |   1 |
|   391 | Pelling        |   1 |

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|   392 | Rangpo         |   1 |
|-------|----------------|-----|
|   393 | Ravangla       |   1 |
|   394 | Singtam        |   1 |
|   395 | Ariyalur       |   1 |
|   396 | Chengalpattu   |   1 |
|   397 | Chennai        |  20 |
|   398 | Coimbatore     |   5 |
|   399 | Cuddalore      |   5 |
|   400 | Dindigul       |   2 |
|   401 | Dharmapuri     |   3 |
|   402 | Gummidipoondi  |   1 |
|   403 | Hosur          |   1 |
|   404 | Kanchipuram    |   1 |
|   405 | Ooty           |   1 |
|   406 | Madurai        |   3 |
|   407 | Mettur         |   2 |
|   408 | Nagercoil      |   3 |
|   409 | Perambalur     |   3 |
|   410 | Ramanathapuram |   1 |
|   411 | Salem          |   2 |
|   412 | Sivagangai     |   3 |
|   413 | Theni          |   3 |
|   414 | Tiruvannamalai |   3 |
|   415 | Tiruvarur      |   3 |
|   416 | Trichy         |   5 |
|   417 | Tirupur        |   1 |

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|   418 |               | Tuticorin / Thoothukudi   |   4 |
|-------|---------------|---------------------------|-----|
|   419 |               | Vellore                   |   1 |
|   420 |               | Villupuram                |   3 |
|   421 | Telangana     | Adilabad                  |   1 |
|   422 | Telangana     | Hyderabad                 |  22 |
|   423 | Telangana     | Karimnagar                |   1 |
|   424 | Telangana     | Khammam                   |   2 |
|   425 | Telangana     | Kothur                    |   1 |
|   426 | Telangana     | Nalgonda                  |   2 |
|   427 | Telangana     | Nizamabad                 |   1 |
|   428 | Telangana     | Patencheru                |   2 |
|   429 | Telangana     | Ramagundum                |   1 |
|   430 | Telangana     | Sangareddy                |   4 |
|   431 | Telangana     | Warangal                  |   2 |
|   432 | Tripura       | Agartala                  |   4 |
|   433 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra                      |  12 |
|   434 | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh                   |   2 |
|   435 | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad                 |   8 |
|   436 | Uttar Pradesh | Anpara                    |   2 |
|   437 | Uttar Pradesh | Ayodhya                   |   2 |
|   438 | Uttar Pradesh | Bagpat                    |   4 |
|   439 | Uttar Pradesh | Bareily                   |   4 |
|   440 | Uttar Pradesh | Bulandshahr               |   1 |
|   441 | Uttar Pradesh | Firozabad                 |   5 |
|   442 | Uttar Pradesh | Gajroula                  |   2 |
|   443 | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad                 |   8 |
|   444 | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur                 |   4 |

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|   445 | Greater Noida   |   4 |
|-------|-----------------|-----|
|   446 | Hapur           |   3 |
|   447 | Hatras          |   2 |
|   448 | Jhansi          |   3 |
|   449 | Kanpur          |  13 |
|   450 | Khurja          |   3 |
|   451 | Lucknow         |  15 |
|   452 | Mathura         |   2 |
|   453 | Meerut          |   5 |
|   454 | Moradabad       |   9 |
|   455 | Muzaffarnagar   |   3 |
|   456 | Noida           |   8 |
|   457 | Raibareli       |   3 |
|   458 | Saharanpur      |   2 |
|   459 | Unnao           |   2 |
|   460 | Varanasi        |   9 |
|   461 | Vrindavan       |   1 |
|   462 | Dehradun        |   4 |
|   463 | Haldwani        |   1 |
|   464 | Haridwar        |   1 |
|   465 | Kashipur        |   4 |
|   466 | Rishikesh       |   4 |
|   467 | Rudrapur        |   1 |
|   468 | Alipurduar      |   1 |
|   469 | Amtala          |   1 |
|   470 | Asansol         |   4 |

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|   471 | Baharampur 1   |
|-------|----------------|
|   472 | Balurghat 1    |
|   473 | Bankura 1      |
|   474 | Barasat 1      |
|   475 | Bardhaman 1    |
|   476 | Barrckpore 3   |
|   477 | Baruipur 1     |
|   478 | Birpara 1      |
|   479 | Bolpur 1       |
|   480 | Chinsura 1     |
|   481 | Coochbihar 2   |
|   482 | Dankuni 1      |
|   483 | Darjeeling 1   |
|   484 | Durgapur 5     |
|   485 | Ghatal 1       |
|   486 | Haldia 5       |
|   487 | Howrah 7       |
|   488 | Jalpaiguri 1   |
|   489 | Jhargram 1     |
|   490 | Jaigaon 1      |
|   491 | Kalimpong 1    |
|   492 | Kalyani 1      |
|   493 | Kharagpur 1    |
|   494 | Kolkata 28     |
|   495 | Krishnanagar 1 |
|   496 | Madhyamgram 1  |

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| 497   | Malda 1     |
|-------|-------------|
| 498   | Medinipur 1 |
| 499   | Purulia 1   |
| 500   | Raigunj 1   |
| 501   | Rampurhat 1 |
| 502   | Ranaghat 1  |
| 503   | Raniganj 3  |
| 504   | Rishra 1    |
| 505   | Sankrail 4  |
| 506   | Siliguri 2  |
| 507   | Suri 1      |
| 508   | Tamluk 1    |
| 509   | Tribeni 1   |
| 510   | Uluberia 1  |
| 511   | Uttarpara 1 |
|       | Total 1429  |

## Details of ambient air quality stations established in rural areas under National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)

| State                              | Tehsil / Village              | Location                                                        |   No. of stations per city |   No. of Stations per state |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | Baldevi (Dadra& Nagar Haveli) | Baldevi Village, Athola, Dandul Faliya, Teh:Dadra& Nagar Haveli |                          1 |                           2 |
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | Patlara (Daman)               | Makat Faliya/ Ambavadi, Patlara Village, Moti Daman Teh:Daman   |                          1 |                           2 |
| Punjab                             | Aligarh (Jagraon)             | Forest Office, Vill:Aligarh, Teh:Jagraon                        |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Aspal Khurd (Tapa)            | Vill:Aspal Khurd, Teh:Tapa                                      |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Bara Pind (Goraya)            | Vill:Bara Pind, Teh:Goraya                                      |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Binjon (Garshankar)           | CHC, Vill:Binjon, Teh: Garshankar                               |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Bishanpura (Payal)            | Longowalia Yarns (Unit-II), Vill-Bishanpura, Teh: Payal         |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Changal (Sangrur)             | Mastuana Sahib, Vill:Changal, Teh:Sangrur                       |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Chowkimann (Jagraon)          | Ludhiana College of Engineering, Vill:Chowkimann, Teh:Jagraon   |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Fatehpur (Samana)             | Baba Banda Singh Bahadur College, Vill:Fatehpur, Teh:Samana     |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Guru Ki Dhab (Kotkapura)      | Vil:Guru Ki Dhab / Basti Himmatpura, Teh:Kotkapura              |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Jaito Sarja (Batala)          | Royal Nursing College, Vill: Jaito Sarja, Teh: Batala           |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Kharaori (Sirhind)            | Vill:Kharaori, Teh:Sirhind                                      |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Kotladoom (Ajnala)            | Satyam College, Ramtirath Road, Vill: Kotladoom, Teh: Ajnala    |                          1 |                          24 |
| Punjab                             | Lakho ke Behram (Ferozpur)    | Vill:Lakho ke Behram, Teh:Ferozpur                              |                          1 |                          24 |

|                    | Mrar Kalan (Muktsar)      | Vill: Mrar Kalan, Teh:Muktsar                                                                        | 1           |
|--------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|                    | Mukandpur (Nawashahar)    | Govt. Senior Sec. School, Vill:Mukandpur, Teh:Nawashahar                                             | 1           |
|                    | Mureedke (Batala)         | Johal Farm, Vill: Mureedke, Teh: Batala                                                              | 1           |
|                    | Naudhrani (Malerkotla)    | Vill:Naudhrani, Teh:Malerkotla                                                                       | 1           |
|                    | Peer Mohammad (Jalalabad) | Vill:Peer Mohammad, Teh:Jalalabad                                                                    | 1           |
|                    | Poohli (Bhatinda)         | Vill: Poohli, Teh:Bhatinda                                                                           | 1           |
|                    | Qila Bharian (Sangrur)    | Gurdwara Gangsar Sahib, Vill:Qila Bharian, Teh:Sangrur                                               | 1           |
|                    | Rakhra (Patiala)          | Shree Ganesh Group of Institute, Vill:Rakhra, The:Patiala                                            | 1           |
|                    | Rohila (Samrala)          | Gopimal Kaur Sain Industries Pvt. Ltd, Vil:Rohila, Teh:Samrala                                       | 1           |
|                    | Subanpur (Dhilwan)        | Vil:Subanpur, Teh:Dhilwan                                                                            | 1           |
|                    | Tirathpur (Amritsar I)    | United ITI, Vill: Tirathpur, Teh:Amritsar I (earlier Sriguru Harkishan Public School,Rasulpur Kalan) | 1           |
| 1 state + 1 UT = 2 | 26 villages               | 26 locations                                                                                         | 26 stations |

Details of 95 Ambient Air Quality Stations sanctioned for rural areas.

| S. No.   | State / Union Territory   |   No. of villages/town covers |   No. of stations |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            |                             5 |                 5 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                             3 |                 3 |
| 3        | Assam                     |                             3 |                 3 |
| 4        | Bihar                     |                             5 |                 5 |
| 5        | Chattisgarh               |                             3 |                 3 |
| 6        | Goa                       |                             3 |                 3 |
| 7        | Gujarat                   |                             5 |                 5 |
| 8        | Haryana                   |                             3 |                 3 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir (UT)       |                             3 |                 3 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                 |                             3 |                 3 |
| 11       | Karnataka                 |                             5 |                 5 |
| 12       | Kerala                    |                             3 |                 3 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh            |                             5 |                 5 |
| 14       | Maharashtra               |                             5 |                 5 |
| 15       | Manipur                   |                             3 |                 3 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                 |                             3 |                 3 |
| 17       | Nagaland                  |                             3 |                 3 |
| 18       | Pondicherry (UT)          |                             3 |                 3 |
| 19       | Rajasthan                 |                             5 |                 5 |
| 20       | Sikkim                    |                             3 |                 3 |
| 21       | Tamilnadu                 |                             5 |                 5 |
| 22       | Telangana                 |                             3 |                 3 |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh             |                             5 |                 5 |
| 24       | Uttarakhand               |                             3 |                 3 |
| 25       | West Bengal               |                             5 |                 5 |
| Total    | 23 SPCBs/2 PCCs           |                            95 |                95 |