Korba vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba and Ludhiana.
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, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 50-point (75%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Korba peaks in January, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).