Haldia vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia and Korba.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Haldia averaged an AQI of 90 while Korba averaged 67 — a 23-point (34%) gap, with Haldia the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 677 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 387 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Haldia peaks in December, while Korba peaks in January. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).