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According to the studies conducted by the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute, urbanization is a major cause of air pollution, but it is inevitable. This study aims to determine the impact of air quality on land conversion in urban areas and propose a solution for enhancing the quality of air. This study examined variations in air quality resulting from different land use patterns in Bengaluru, including residential areas, forest areas, wide-open spaces, farmland, barren layouts, and plotted layouts that had vegetation. To calculate the air quality index, particle matter, PM2.5, and PM10 were measured using a Plat tower PMS5003 air quality sensor. The plotted layout with vegetation is considered the center, around the radius of 500m to 2000m surroundings with different land-use areas AQI was measured. The values are plotted and analysed. In comparison to other populated areas, the plotted layout with vegetation shows a better AQI. For the betterment of AQI, we need to design a layout in such a way that the planted trees in the layout will absorb the maximum possible PM particles from polluted air. Our proposal says that choosing trees for the layouts and planting them in the right place helps to improve the air quality index.