Air pollution sources to be tracked on real-time basis in Delhi: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said identification of sources of air pollution on a real-time basis has now started in the national capital.

He was reviewing the progress of the 'Real-time Source Apportionment Project'.

The project approved by the Cabinet in October 2021 and set up in November 2022 has been undertaken by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Kanpur (IIT-K), Indian Institute of Delhi (IIT-D) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

The IIT team is trying to recognise more detailed identification of the types of sources, exact timing and location of pollution emission, he said.

According to a statement issued by the Delhi government, the real-time source apportionment study consists of a supersite with state-of-the-art air analysers and a mobile air quality monitoring system that will measure the level of various substances in the air above Delhi.

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