Rohtak Air Quality Index (AQI) & Air Pollution Today

Haryana, India — Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) and PM2.5

Rohtak AQI Right Now

182

Category: Moderate

Dominant Pollutant: pm25

PM2.5: 84.64 µg/m³

PM10: 136.95 µg/m³

Last updated: 2026-03-24 — Data source: Google Air Quality API (NAQI). Live NAQI values load when you visit the page.

Rohtak Pollutant Levels

PollutantConcentration
PM2.584.64 µg/m³
PM10136.95 µg/m³
O₃ (Ozone)11.14 µg/m³
NO₂15.37 µg/m³
SO₂4.71 µg/m³
CO1041.82 µg/m³

Health Advisory — Rohtak

Moderate: Breathing discomfort to people with lungs, asthma and heart diseases.

Recommendation: Sensitive groups (children, elderly, people with respiratory conditions) should limit outdoor exposure.

Health Impact — Rohtak

Cigarette Equivalent: Breathing this air is equivalent to smoking 3.8 cigarettes per day (based on current PM2.5 levels).

Life Expectancy Impact: Sustained exposure at this PM2.5 level could reduce life expectancy by 0.49 years (AQLI estimate, relative to WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³).

Health Recommendations for Rohtak

  • General Population: People with respiratory or heart conditions should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
  • Elderly: Reduce prolonged outdoor activities.
  • Children: Reduce prolonged outdoor play.
  • Lung Disease Patients: Avoid prolonged outdoor exertion.

Understanding Rohtak Air Quality

Rohtak, a major city in Haryana's NCR hinterland, sits at the pollution frontier where Delhi's urban-industrial emissions meet the rural crop-burning belt of Haryana. Located along the NH-10 (now NH-9) corridor from Delhi, the city is rapidly industrialising with manufacturing units, warehouses, and logistics hubs spreading along the Bahadurgarh-Rohtak highway. This industrial corridor generates significant vehicular exhaust and fugitive emissions alongside existing brick kiln belts that ring the city.

The October–January period brings catastrophic air quality as paddy stubble burning from surrounding wheat-rice farming areas sends dense smoke plumes across the flat Indo-Gangetic Plain. Rohtak's farmers themselves are significant contributors to the stubble burning crisis, and the city receives smoke from adjoining Jhajjar, Sonipat, and Jind districts as well. Temperature inversions trap this agricultural smoke along with brick kiln emissions, industrial output, and the ever-increasing vehicular exhaust from the Delhi-Rohtak commuter corridor.

Monsoon months (July–September) provide the cleanest air as rainfall suppresses dust and washes out particulates. Pre-monsoon months (April–June) see moderate air quality with occasional dust storms from Rajasthan. Rohtak's air quality trajectory is tied to the broader NCR pollution crisis - when Delhi declares air quality emergencies, Rohtak frequently records comparable or worse readings due to its position downwind of major crop burning hotspots.

Primary Pollution Sources

  • Vehicle exhaust
  • Crop residue burning
  • Brick kilns
  • Industrial emissions (Bahadurgarh-Rohtak corridor)
  • Road dust
  • Construction dust

Geography: NCR region in Haryana; flat Indo-Gangetic Plain, heavily affected by regional crop burning, growing industrial corridor from Delhi

Peak pollution months: October, November, December, January

Frequently Asked Questions — Rohtak

Why does Rohtak have some of India's worst air quality in November?

Rohtak sits in the heart of Haryana's paddy-growing belt where massive crop residue burning occurs in October-November. The flat Indo-Gangetic terrain and winter temperature inversions trap this smoke along with emissions from the Bahadurgarh-Rohtak industrial corridor, brick kilns, and vehicular traffic. November AQI readings frequently exceed 400 (Severe category).

Is Rohtak's air quality linked to Delhi's pollution?

Yes. Rohtak is part of the NCR airshed and shares pollution transport patterns with Delhi. Crop burning smoke from Haryana and Punjab affects both cities, while the growing Delhi-Rohtak industrial corridor creates a continuous emission zone along NH-9. When Delhi declares air quality emergencies, Rohtak typically records comparable or worse conditions.

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