Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Discrepancies in Hyderabad Air Quality Data
Hyderabad's air quality is being reported differently by different sources.
One government website says the air is 'satisfactory,' but another website shows it's 'unhealthy.'
There are only 25 air quality monitoring stations in the whole city.
A government official says this doesn't give a true picture of the air quality in different neighborhoods.
The official suggests that communities should set up their own monitoring equipment to better understand and improve local air quality.
The government says setting up more stations is expensive and not practical.
PRANA website shows Hyderabad's AQI as 93 (satisfactory), while aqinow.org shows 157 (unhealthy).
There are only 25 air quality monitoring stations in Hyderabad.
A government official suggests decentralizing AQI monitoring for better local data.
The government finds setting up more stations impractical due to high costs.
IIT Madras developed an IoT-based AQI monitoring system using low-cost sensors.
- Who
- Hyderabad residents and government officials
- What
- Discrepancies in reported air quality index (AQI) data
- When
- Tuesday (specific time not mentioned)
- Where
- Hyderabad, India
- Why
- Different sources and standards used for reporting AQI
- AQI on PRANA website
- 93 (satisfactory)
- AQI on aqinow.org
- 157 (unhealthy)
- Number of monitoring stations
- 25
- Monitoring programs
- NAMP, SAMP, CAAQMS
- Government's stance on additional stations
- Not practical due to high costs