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Air Quality Index on Oct 24, 2016 @ 04:00 PM (Average of past 24 hours)

City Air Quality Index Value Prominent Based on number of Pollutant monitoring stations

Agra Poor 257 PM2.5 1

Ahmedabad Moderate 135 PM2.5 1

Aurangabad Moderate 139 PM10 1

Bengaluru Moderate 108 PM2.5 3

Chandrapur Moderate 163 PM10, PM2.5 2

Chennai Moderate 146 PM2.5 3

Delhi Very Poor 306 PM2.5, PM10 7

Durgapur Satisfactory 61 CO 1

Gaya Poor 214 PM2.5 1

Hyderabad Moderate 120 PM2.5, PM10 3

Jaipur Moderate 165 PM2.5 1

Jodhpur Moderate 167 PM2.5 1

Kanpur Very Poor 374 PM2.5 1

Lucknow Very Poor 338 PM2.5 1

Possible Health Impacts Notes

Good Minimal impact * AQI is not calculated for today's bulletin for Gurgaon, Haldia, Howrah, , Nashik, , as data was Satisfactory Minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people not available. Moderate Breathing discomfort to the people with lungs, asthma and heart diseases # Some stations have data available at 3 PM. Poor Breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure * In case of a with multiple monitoring locations, average value is used to indicate air quality. Air quality may show Very Poor Respiratory illness on prolonged exposure variations across locations, and averaging is not a Severe Affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases scientifically sound approach. However, for the sake of simplicity this method is being followed. For AQI of monitoring Page 1 locations, website (http://cpcb.nic.in) may be referred. Air Quality Index on Oct 24, 2016 @ 04:00 PM (Average of past 24 hours)

City Air Quality Index Value Prominent Based on number of Pollutant monitoring stations

# Satisfactory 86 PM2.5 1

Muzaffarpur Very Poor 368 PM2.5 1

Nagpur Moderate 119 O3 1

Navi Mumbai Moderate 118 PM2.5 1

# Panchkula Moderate 140 PM2.5 1

Patna Poor 274 PM2.5 1

Pune Moderate 194 PM2.5 1

Rohtak Good 42 O3 1

Solapur Moderate 117 PM10 1

Thane Moderate 124 PM10 1

Tirupati Moderate 133 NO2 1

Visakhapatnam Moderate 126 PM2.5 1

PM2.5: Particulate Matter (<2.5 micron size); PM10: Particulate Matter (<10 micron size); CO : Carbon Monoxide; O3: Ozone; NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide

Possible Health Impacts Notes

Good Minimal impact * AQI is not calculated for today's bulletin for Gurgaon, Haldia, Howrah, Kolkata, Nashik, Varanasi, Faridabad as data was Satisfactory Minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people not available. Moderate Breathing discomfort to the people with lungs, asthma and heart diseases # Some stations have data available at 3 PM. Poor Breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure * In case of a city with multiple monitoring locations, average value is used to indicate air quality. Air quality may show Very Poor Respiratory illness on prolonged exposure variations across locations, and averaging is not a Severe Affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases scientifically sound approach. However, for the sake of simplicity this method is being followed. For AQI of monitoring Page 2 locations, website (http://cpcb.nic.in) may be referred.