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Lockdown has been a great boon for the environment, the lockdown bought temporary improvements in air quality around the world. The air pollutants showed a declining trend and the people witnessed the changes. This paper examines the temporary change in the air quality amidst the lockdown and post-pandemic prospects for the state of Bihar. The study is based on primary and secondary data which applies a mixed research approach. The state's air quality which usually was unsatisfactory improved to a satisfactory level during the lockdown. The main reason behind the air pollution in the state was vehicle transportation and the burning of waste disposal, which is adversely impacting the public health of the state. The rate for the prevalence of morbidities related to air pollution has increased over the years. The situation will worsen post-pandemic with the resume of all the economic activities, this time it will occur at a faster pace to recover the loss ignoring the degrading environmental outcomes. Thus, the state requires proper post-pandemic policies for the degrading air quality levels.