Here comes a good news for the people of Delhi. Very soon, they will be able to breathe fresh air as Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate the country's first smog tower at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, on August 23, said Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday.
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Gopal Rai said the smog tower would clean 1,000 cubic metres of air every second and reduce PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels in Delhi. "I am certain that the smog-tower built at the cost of Rs 20 crore will contribute immensely towards this cause. The smog tower will work with full force after the monsoon season. The scientists of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee will accordingly assess the performance of the tower and present a monthly report," he said.
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The Environment Minister added, "If the performance of the smog tower is found to be satisfactory, then we will replicate similar smog towers throughout Delhi."
"I am confident that the smog-tower will yield positive results for us. It must be noted that Central Government is also constructing one such tower at Anand Vihar. This is being done after the Supreme Court ordered both Delhi and Central Governments to immediately install smog towers in the national capital," stated the Environment Minister. Rai thoroughly inspected the progress of the project on the ground on Thursday.
The over 20-metre-tall structure, being set up to improve air quality in a radius of around 1 km, was supposed to be ready by June 15. Environment Minister Gopal Rai had earlier said the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the construction work of the smog tower.
The Delhi Cabinet had approved the pilot project in October last year. The smog tower will be able to purify 1,000 cubic metre of air per second, according to Rai. A two-year pilot study will be undertaken to ascertain the effectiveness of the smog tower after it becomes operational, the official quoted above said.
-PTC News
