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Air Pollution is a complex mixture of gases, particles, aerosols, water vapor which has originated due to human development and other natural/anthropogenic activities. Its close relation to human development, complex structure containing infinite proportions of particles and gaseous matrix makes it more challenging towards its management. Air pollution management is lie at the interface of science and public policy. These decisions involve a number of stakeholders with competing agendas and vested interests in the ultimate decision .It is then appropriate to adopt formal methods for consensus building to ensure transparent and repeatable decisions. In this paper, different method for estimating the Air Quality Index is evaluated as a tool for assessing the impact of air pollution with a case study. Air Quality Index (AQI) is such an indicator tool which is widely used worldwide and in India since the last 2-3 decades. Essentially it is used for assessing the air pollution hot spots in the region for delineating management and concrete actions