During this pandemic, all the industries, transport other sources of pollution are standstill, whichwere the major contributor to pollute the air quality. Air quality during the COVID-19 pandemic January-June 2020 and before the COVID-19 January-June 2019 is compared. The air pollutionquality is compared on the basis of particulate matter PM2.5 and particulate matter PM10 which are major causes of air pollution. Other factors like visibility of objects at long distancesand easiness in breathing specifically in urban areas are also observed. The paper highlights thecomparison of air pollution before and during the pandemic time of Ludhiana city (hub ofindustry). The data is collected, processed and analyzed. A noticeable change has been found inPM2.5 and PM10 during the mentioned period. According to the survey in the local region,health issues are reduced which were due to air pollution. In this paper, future direction is alsoprovided that can be followed after pandemic effects.

COVID-19, PM2.5, PM10, Ambient Air, Air Pollution