Daily report · most polluted
India air quality on 16 October 2026
Sri Ganganagar199
ModerateNAQI
Sri Ganganagar had the most polluted air of 256 Indian cities
Updated · CPCB
At 4:00 pm IST on 16 October 2026, 256 Indian cities were reporting. Sri Ganganagar had the most polluted air at NAQI 199 (Moderate), followed by Sasaram (183) and Pithampur (150). The median across all cities was 70, up from 69 the day before. 0 cities were at Poor or worse (5 the day before). Jatni had the cleanest air at 3.
The biggest deterioration was in Sri Ganganagar, from 116 to 199. Chikkaballapur improved most, from 306 to 41.
- Good 69
- Satisfactory 134
- Moderate 53
10 most polluted cities
| # | City | State | NAQI | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Ganganagar | 199Moderate | ▲ 83 | |
| 2 | Sasaram | 183Moderate | ▼ 42 | |
| 3 | Pithampur | 150Moderate | ▲ 26 | |
| 4 | Baraut | 138Moderate | ▲ 79 | |
| 5 | Sikar | 132Moderate | ▲ 14 | |
| 6 | Baddi | 130Moderate | ▲ 58 | |
| 7 | Hingoli | 128Moderate | ▼ 10 | |
| 8 | Mandi Gobindgarh | 127Moderate | 0 | |
| 9 | Sonipat | Haryana | 126Moderate | ▲ 51 |
| 10 | Bhavnagar | Gujarat | 124Moderate | ▼ 15 |
10 cleanest cities
| # | City | State | NAQI | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jatni | 3Good | ▲ 1 | |
| 2 | Nuapada | 4Good | ▲ 1 | |
| 3 | Kakudia | 4Good | 0 | |
| 4 | Kuniyamuthur | 15Good | ▼ 53 | |
| 5 | Davanagere | Karnataka | 21Good | ▼ 15 |
| 6 | Cuddalore | 22Good | ▼ 1 | |
| 7 | Karnal | Haryana | 24Good | ▼ 22 |
| 8 | Bettiah | Bihar | 24Good | 0 |
| 9 | Tensa | 28Good | ▲ 1 | |
| 10 | Nayagarh | 29Good | ▼ 29 |
Biggest rises
All 256 cities on 16 October 2026
| # | City | State | NAQI | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Ganganagar | 199Moderate | ▲ 83 | |
| 2 | Sasaram | 183Moderate | ▼ 42 | |
| 3 | Pithampur | 150Moderate | ▲ 26 | |
| 4 | Baraut | 138Moderate | ▲ 79 | |
| 5 | Sikar | 132Moderate | ▲ 14 | |
| 6 | Baddi | 130Moderate | ▲ 58 | |
| 7 | Hingoli | 128Moderate | ▼ 10 | |
| 8 | Mandi Gobindgarh | 127Moderate | 0 | |
| 9 | Sonipat | Haryana | 126Moderate | ▲ 51 |
| 10 | Bhavnagar | Gujarat | 124Moderate | ▼ 15 |
| 11 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | Maharashtra | 124Moderate | ▲ 4 |
| 12 | Ankleshwar | 123Moderate | ▲ 26 | |
| 13 | Vatva | 122Moderate | ▲ 30 | |
| 14 | Bikaner | Rajasthan | 121Moderate | ▲ 8 |
| 15 | Mandideep | 121Moderate | ▲ 51 | |
| 16 | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 121Moderate | ▼ 16 |
| 17 | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 120Moderate | ▲ 47 |
| 18 | Mahad | 120Moderate | ▼ 15 | |
| 19 | Churu | 118Moderate | ▼ 11 | |
| 20 | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | 117Moderate | ▲ 15 |
| 21 | Tonk | Rajasthan | 117Moderate | ▼ 23 |
| 22 | Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | 116Moderate | ▼ 21 |
| 23 | Jhalawar | 115Moderate | ▼ 9 | |
| 24 | Vadodara | Gujarat | 114Moderate | ▲ 25 |
| 25 | Surat | Gujarat | 113Moderate | ▲ 6 |
| 26 | Gummidipoondi | 111Moderate | ▼ 100 | |
| 27 | Badlapur | 108Moderate | ▲ 49 | |
| 28 | Chittorgarh | Rajasthan | 108Moderate | ▼ 18 |
| 29 | Nagaur | 108Moderate | ▲ 16 | |
| 30 | Barmer | 107Moderate | ▲ 20 | |
| 31 | Pune | Maharashtra | 107Moderate | ▲ 15 |
| 32 | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | 107Moderate | ▲ 9 |
| 33 | Belapur | 106Moderate | ▲ 25 | |
| 34 | Dewas | Madhya Pradesh | 106Moderate | ▼ 4 |
| 35 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 106Moderate | ▲ 18 |
| 36 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 105Moderate | ▲ 3 |
| 37 | Bundi | 105Moderate | ▼ 54 | |
| 38 | Chhapra | 105Moderate | ▼ 2 | |
| 39 | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 105Moderate | ▲ 18 |
| 40 | Katni | 105Moderate | ▼ 13 | |
| 41 | Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | 104Moderate | ▲ 15 |
| 42 | Khora | 104Moderate | new | |
| 43 | Ballabgarh | 103Moderate | new | |
| 44 | Gajraula | 103Moderate | ▲ 1 | |
| 45 | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | 103Moderate | ▲ 56 |
| 46 | Munger | 103Moderate | new | |
| 47 | Raichur | 103Moderate | ▲ 1 | |
| 48 | Siliguri | West Bengal | 103Moderate | ▲ 47 |
| 49 | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 103Moderate | ▼ 11 |
| 50 | Bihar Sharif | 102Moderate | ▼ 54 | |
| 51 | Gurugram | Haryana | 102Moderate | ▲ 67 |
| 52 | Jalgaon | Maharashtra | 102Moderate | ▲ 23 |
| 53 | Virar | Maharashtra | 102Moderate | ▲ 19 |
| 54 | Damoh | Madhya Pradesh | 100Satisfactory | ▲ 8 |
| 55 | Kaithal | 99Satisfactory | ▲ 45 | |
| 56 | Dharuhera | 98Satisfactory | ▲ 37 | |
| 57 | Sivasagar | 98Satisfactory | ▲ 5 | |
| 58 | Jalore | 97Satisfactory | ▼ 2 | |
| 59 | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 97Satisfactory | ▲ 17 |
| 60 | Satara | Maharashtra | 97Satisfactory | ▲ 1 |
| 61 | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | 96Satisfactory | ▼ 10 |
| 62 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 95Satisfactory | ▲ 50 |
| 63 | Kota | Rajasthan | 95Satisfactory | ▼ 10 |
| 64 | Purnia | Bihar | 95Satisfactory | new |
| 65 | Rajsamand | 95Satisfactory | 0 | |
| 66 | Jorapokhar | 93Satisfactory | ▲ 34 | |
| 67 | Shivamogga | Karnataka | 92Satisfactory | ▲ 22 |
| 68 | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 92Satisfactory | ▲ 4 |
| 69 | Angul | 91Satisfactory | ▲ 17 | |
| 70 | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 91Satisfactory | ▲ 9 |
| 71 | Bulandshahr | 91Satisfactory | ▲ 41 | |
| 72 | Dausa | 90Satisfactory | ▼ 10 | |
| 73 | Parbhani | Maharashtra | 89Satisfactory | ▲ 4 |
| 74 | Gaya | Bihar | 88Satisfactory | 0 |
| 75 | Malegaon | Maharashtra | 88Satisfactory | ▼ 110 |
| 76 | Sawai Madhopur | 88Satisfactory | ▼ 40 | |
| 77 | Yamuna Nagar | 88Satisfactory | ▲ 22 | |
| 78 | Sirohi | 87Satisfactory | ▲ 14 | |
| 79 | Ambala | Haryana | 86Satisfactory | ▲ 20 |
| 80 | Byrnihat | 86Satisfactory | ▼ 10 | |
| 81 | Amravati | Maharashtra | 85Satisfactory | ▼ 19 |
| 82 | Dombivli | Maharashtra | 85Satisfactory | ▲ 3 |
| 83 | Sangli | Maharashtra | 85Satisfactory | ▲ 3 |
| 84 | Patna | Bihar | 84Satisfactory | ▲ 15 |
| 85 | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 84Satisfactory | 0 |
| 86 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 82Satisfactory | ▲ 24 |
| 87 | Kolar | 81Satisfactory | ▲ 25 | |
| 88 | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 81Satisfactory | ▲ 50 |
| 89 | Chhal | 80Satisfactory | ▼ 2 | |
| 90 | Dharwad | Karnataka | 80Satisfactory | ▲ 6 |
| 91 | Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | 80Satisfactory | ▲ 5 |
| 92 | Kurukshetra | Haryana | 80Satisfactory | ▲ 28 |
| 93 | Paradeep | 80Satisfactory | ▲ 1 | |
| 94 | Pratapgarh | 80Satisfactory | ▼ 18 | |
| 95 | Puducherry | Puducherry | 80Satisfactory | ▲ 21 |
| 96 | Agartala | Tripura | 79Satisfactory | ▼ 25 |
| 97 | Bhilwara | Rajasthan | 79Satisfactory | ▼ 19 |
| 98 | Pali | 79Satisfactory | ▼ 2 | |
| 99 | Panchgaon | 79Satisfactory | ▲ 16 | |
| 100 | Akola | Maharashtra | 78Satisfactory | ▼ 13 |
| 101 | Aurangabad | Maharashtra | 77Satisfactory | ▲ 4 |
| 102 | Baghpat | 77Satisfactory | ▲ 59 | |
| 103 | Bileipada | 77Satisfactory | ▲ 29 | |
| 104 | Hyderabad | Telangana | 77Satisfactory | ▲ 12 |
| 105 | Jalna | 77Satisfactory | ▼ 7 | |
| 106 | Mira-Bhayandar | Maharashtra | 77Satisfactory | ▲ 18 |
| 107 | Ajmer | Rajasthan | 76Satisfactory | ▼ 18 |
| 108 | Dhule | Maharashtra | 76Satisfactory | 0 |
| 109 | Kannur | 76Satisfactory | ▼ 2 | |
| 110 | Manesar | 76Satisfactory | ▲ 2 | |
| 111 | Muzaffarpur | Bihar | 76Satisfactory | 0 |
| 112 | Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh | 75Satisfactory | ▼ 6 |
| 113 | Howrah | West Bengal | 75Satisfactory | ▼ 10 |
| 114 | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 75Satisfactory | ▼ 17 |
| 115 | Ludhiana | Punjab | 75Satisfactory | ▲ 17 |
| 116 | Amritsar | Punjab | 74Satisfactory | ▲ 2 |
| 117 | Boisar | 74Satisfactory | ▲ 8 | |
| 118 | Eluru | 74Satisfactory | ▲ 32 | |
| 119 | Faridabad | Haryana | 74Satisfactory | ▼ 22 |
| 120 | Haldia | West Bengal | 74Satisfactory | ▲ 15 |
| 121 | Nashik | Maharashtra | 74Satisfactory | ▼ 8 |
| 122 | Kohima | Nagaland | 73Satisfactory | ▲ 10 |
| 123 | Banswara | 72Satisfactory | ▼ 13 | |
| 124 | Bhiwandi | Maharashtra | 72Satisfactory | 0 |
| 125 | Manguraha | 71Satisfactory | ▼ 7 | |
| 126 | Palwal | 71Satisfactory | ▼ 34 | |
| 127 | Rajkot | Gujarat | 71Satisfactory | ▼ 12 |
| 128 | Bathinda | Punjab | 70Satisfactory | ▲ 28 |
| 129 | Hisar | Haryana | 70Satisfactory | ▲ 6 |
| 130 | Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | 70Satisfactory | ▼ 8 |
| 131 | Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh | 70Satisfactory | ▲ 12 |
| 132 | Siwan | 70Satisfactory | new | |
| 133 | Araria | 69Satisfactory | ▼ 37 | |
| 134 | Baran | 69Satisfactory | ▼ 2 | |
| 135 | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 69Satisfactory | ▲ 16 |
| 136 | Satna | Madhya Pradesh | 69Satisfactory | ▼ 3 |
| 137 | Solapur | Maharashtra | 68Satisfactory | ▼ 3 |
| 138 | Barrackpore | 67Satisfactory | ▼ 18 | |
| 139 | Panipat | Haryana | 67Satisfactory | new |
| 140 | Kolkata | West Bengal | 66Satisfactory | ▲ 1 |
| 141 | Delhi | Delhi | 65Satisfactory | ▲ 31 |
| 142 | Eloor | 65Satisfactory | ▲ 5 | |
| 143 | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | 65Satisfactory | ▲ 12 |
| 144 | Mysuru | Karnataka | 65Satisfactory | ▼ 21 |
| 145 | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | 65Satisfactory | ▲ 14 |
| 146 | Patiala | Punjab | 65Satisfactory | ▲ 18 |
| 147 | Dungarpur | 64Satisfactory | ▲ 2 | |
| 148 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 64Satisfactory | ▼ 12 |
| 149 | Mandikhera | 64Satisfactory | ▼ 45 | |
| 150 | Thane | Maharashtra | 64Satisfactory | ▲ 4 |
| 151 | Udupi | Karnataka | 64Satisfactory | ▼ 1 |
| 152 | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | 63Satisfactory | ▲ 5 |
| 153 | Milupara | 63Satisfactory | new | |
| 154 | Rajgir | Bihar | 63Satisfactory | ▲ 21 |
| 155 | Bahadurgarh | 62Satisfactory | ▲ 4 | |
| 156 | Srikakulam | 62Satisfactory | new | |
| 157 | Maihar | 61Satisfactory | ▲ 1 | |
| 158 | Asansol | West Bengal | 60Satisfactory | ▲ 5 |
| 159 | Bhiwadi | 60Satisfactory | ▲ 3 | |
| 160 | Dholpur | 60Satisfactory | ▲ 10 | |
| 161 | Hubballi | Karnataka | 60Satisfactory | new |
| 162 | Katihar | Bihar | 60Satisfactory | ▲ 6 |
| 163 | Bhiwani | Haryana | 59Satisfactory | ▲ 11 |
| 164 | Karauli | 59Satisfactory | ▼ 28 | |
| 165 | Nanded | Maharashtra | 59Satisfactory | ▼ 19 |
| 166 | Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | 58Satisfactory | ▼ 7 |
| 167 | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 58Satisfactory | ▼ 4 |
| 168 | Chamarajanagar | 57Satisfactory | ▲ 9 | |
| 169 | Kolhapur | Maharashtra | 57Satisfactory | ▼ 1 |
| 170 | Saharsa | Bihar | 57Satisfactory | ▼ 4 |
| 171 | Ulhasnagar | Maharashtra | 57Satisfactory | ▼ 9 |
| 172 | Alwar | Rajasthan | 56Satisfactory | ▼ 12 |
| 173 | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | 56Satisfactory | ▼ 3 |
| 174 | Mangalore | Karnataka | 56Satisfactory | ▼ 2 |
| 175 | Nagaon | Assam | 56Satisfactory | ▼ 22 |
| 176 | Rohtak | Haryana | 56Satisfactory | ▲ 13 |
| 177 | Chandrapur | Maharashtra | 55Satisfactory | ▼ 38 |
| 178 | Haveri | 55Satisfactory | ▲ 12 | |
| 179 | Motihari | 55Satisfactory | ▼ 10 | |
| 180 | Byasanagar | 53Satisfactory | ▲ 12 | |
| 181 | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 53Satisfactory | ▼ 2 |
| 182 | Baripada | 52Satisfactory | ▲ 13 | |
| 183 | Ratlam | Madhya Pradesh | 52Satisfactory | ▲ 12 |
| 184 | Agra | Uttar Pradesh | 51Satisfactory | ▼ 19 |
| 185 | Ambernath | 51Satisfactory | new | |
| 186 | Bhagalpur | Bihar | 51Satisfactory | ▼ 52 |
| 187 | Muzaffarnagar | Uttar Pradesh | 51Satisfactory | 0 |
| 188 | Arrah | 49Good | ▲ 7 | |
| 189 | Beed | 49Good | ▼ 1 | |
| 190 | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 49Good | 0 |
| 191 | Tumidih | 49Good | ▼ 8 | |
| 192 | Yadgir | 49Good | ▼ 17 | |
| 193 | Durgapur | West Bengal | 48Good | ▼ 54 |
| 194 | Firozabad | Uttar Pradesh | 48Good | ▲ 6 |
| 195 | Jhunjhunu | 48Good | ▼ 78 | |
| 196 | Khanna | 48Good | ▼ 1 | |
| 197 | Balasore | Odisha | 47Good | new |
| 198 | Fatehabad | 47Good | ▲ 8 | |
| 199 | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | 47Good | ▼ 10 |
| 200 | Ramanagara | 47Good | ▼ 55 | |
| 201 | Samastipur | 47Good | ▲ 4 | |
| 202 | Suakati | 47Good | ▲ 9 | |
| 203 | Bharatpur | Rajasthan | 46Good | ▼ 152 |
| 204 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 46Good | ▲ 14 |
| 205 | Kalaburagi | Karnataka | 46Good | ▼ 8 |
| 206 | Kishanganj | 46Good | ▼ 2 | |
| 207 | Begusarai | Bihar | 45Good | ▼ 40 |
| 208 | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 45Good | ▼ 8 |
| 209 | Guwahati | Assam | 45Good | ▲ 9 |
| 210 | Korba | Chhattisgarh | 45Good | ▲ 5 |
| 211 | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | 45Good | ▼ 9 |
| 212 | Panchkula | Haryana | 45Good | ▲ 11 |
| 213 | Vapi | 45Good | ▼ 1 | |
| 214 | Rourkela | Odisha | 44Good | ▼ 14 |
| 215 | Shamli | 44Good | ▼ 36 | |
| 216 | Brajrajnagar | 43Good | ▼ 7 | |
| 217 | Vijayapura | Karnataka | 43Good | ▲ 1 |
| 218 | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | 42Good | ▼ 11 |
| 219 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 41Good | ▲ 1 |
| 220 | Chikkaballapur | 41Good | ▼ 265 | |
| 221 | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 41Good | new |
| 222 | Kunjemura | 41Good | ▲ 11 | |
| 223 | Rajamahendravaram | Andhra Pradesh | 41Good | ▼ 3 |
| 224 | Jind | 40Good | ▼ 17 | |
| 225 | Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh | 40Good | ▼ 14 |
| 226 | Rupnagar | 40Good | ▼ 1 | |
| 227 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 40Good | ▼ 21 |
| 228 | Cuttack | Odisha | 39Good | ▼ 1 |
| 229 | Gangtok | Sikkim | 39Good | ▲ 17 |
| 230 | Naharlagun | 39Good | ▼ 3 | |
| 231 | Silchar | Assam | 39Good | ▼ 8 |
| 232 | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 38Good | ▲ 5 |
| 233 | Rairangpur | 38Good | ▼ 31 | |
| 234 | Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh | 37Good | ▲ 2 |
| 235 | Kalyan | Maharashtra | 37Good | ▼ 43 |
| 236 | Bagalkot | Karnataka | 35Good | ▼ 16 |
| 237 | Barbil | 35Good | ▼ 13 | |
| 238 | Charkhi Dadri | 35Good | ▼ 41 | |
| 239 | Nalbari | 35Good | new | |
| 240 | Buxar | 33Good | ▼ 2 | |
| 241 | Chittoor | 33Good | ▼ 18 | |
| 242 | Karwar | 33Good | ▼ 39 | |
| 243 | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 31Good | ▼ 12 |
| 244 | Keonjhar | 30Good | ▲ 1 | |
| 245 | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | 30Good | ▼ 265 |
| 246 | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 30Good | ▲ 11 |
| 247 | Nayagarh | 29Good | ▼ 29 | |
| 248 | Tensa | 28Good | ▲ 1 | |
| 249 | Bettiah | Bihar | 24Good | 0 |
| 250 | Karnal | Haryana | 24Good | ▼ 22 |
| 251 | Cuddalore | 22Good | ▼ 1 | |
| 252 | Davanagere | Karnataka | 21Good | ▼ 15 |
| 253 | Kuniyamuthur | 15Good | ▼ 53 | |
| 254 | Kakudia | 4Good | 0 | |
| 255 | Nuapada | 4Good | ▲ 1 | |
| 256 | Jatni | 3Good | ▲ 1 |
Snapshot taken at 4:00 pm IST from State & Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India · Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) · Aurassure's University Clean Air Network. Values are the latest hourly readings at that time, not daily averages. Cities with no reading are left out.