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India: New Delhi Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Central Pollution Control Board

The National Air Quality Index (AQI) was launched in India in 2014 to better communicate air quality and health risks to the public. It measures levels of 8 air pollutants using data from over 340 monitoring stations across 240 cities. The AQI is categorized from good to severe based on concentration thresholds for pollutants like PM10, PM2.5, NO2, and SO2 that are linked to increasing health effects.

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India: New Delhi Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Central Pollution Control Board

The National Air Quality Index (AQI) was launched in India in 2014 to better communicate air quality and health risks to the public. It measures levels of 8 air pollutants using data from over 340 monitoring stations across 240 cities. The AQI is categorized from good to severe based on concentration thresholds for pollutants like PM10, PM2.5, NO2, and SO2 that are linked to increasing health effects.

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An air quality index (AQI) is a number used by government agencies to communicate to the public

how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. As the AQI increases, an
increasingly large percentage of the population is likely to experience increasingly severe adverse
health effects. Different countries have their own air quality indices, corresponding to different
national air quality standards.

India

The National Air Quality Index (AQI) was launched in New Delhi on 17 September 2014
under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.[18]

The Central Pollution Control Board along with State Pollution Control Boards has been
operating National Air Monitoring Program (NAMP) covering 240 cities of the country
having more than 342 monitoring stations.[19] An Expert Group comprising medical
professionals, air quality experts, academia, advocacy groups, and SPCBs was constituted
and a technical study was awarded to IIT Kanpur. IIT Kanpur and the Expert Group
recommended an AQI scheme in 2014.[20] While the earlier measuring index was limited to
three indicators, the new index measures eight parameters.[21] The continuous monitoring
systems that provide data on near real-time basis are installed in New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune
and Ahmedabad.[22]

AQI Category, Pollutants and Health Breakpoints


AQI Category PM10 PM2.5 NO2 O3 CO SO2
NH3 (24hr) Pb (24hr)
(Range) (24hr) (24hr) (24hr) (8hr) (8hr) (24hr)
Good (0–50) 0–50 0–30 0–40 0–50 0–1.0 0–40 0–200 0–0.5
Satisfactory (51– 51–
51–100 31–60 41–80 1.1–2.0 41–80 201–400 0.5–1.0
100) 100
Moderately polluted 101–
101–250 61–90 81–180 2.1–10 81–380 401–800 1.1–2.0
(101–200) 168
169–
Poor (201–300) 251–350 91–120 181–280 10–17 381–800 801–1200 2.1–3.0
208
Very poor (301– 209– 801–
351–430 121–250 281–400 17–34 1200–1800 3.1–3.5
400) 748 1600
Severe (401–500) 430+ 250+ 400+ 748+ 34+ 1600+ 1800+ 3.5+

There are six AQI categories, namely Good, Satisfactory, Moderately polluted, Poor, Very
Poor, and Severe. The proposed AQI will consider eight pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2,
CO, O3, NH3, and Pb) for which short-term (up to 24-hourly averaging period) National
Ambient Air Quality Standards are prescribed.[23] Based on the measured ambient
concentrations, corresponding standards and likely health impact, a sub-index is calculated
for each of these pollutants. The worst sub-index reflects overall AQI. Likely health impacts
for different AQI categories and pollutants have also been suggested, with primary inputs
from the medical experts in the group. The AQI values and corresponding ambient
concentrations (health breakpoints) as well as associated likely health impacts for the
identified eight pollutants are as follows:
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