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“The sources of air pollution in Delhi will be identified on a real-time basis to initiate mitigation measures under a new project that received Delhi Cabinet’s approval today.”
New Delhi, July 09, 2021:
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal, this first of its kind study will help to curb air pollution, and sources will be tracked in real-time and help to initiate appropriate action on a near real-time basis.
Delhi Environment Minister Shri Gopal Rai said that Delhi Government would be the first to commission a study to find out and monitor the sources of air pollution on a real-time basis. He said that this would go a long way in identifying the various factors contributing to Delhi pollution and mitigating them.
The “Real-time Source apportionment” project will help identify the factors responsible for the spike in air pollution at any particular spot in Delhi. It will help understand the real-time impact of various pollution sources like vehicles, dust, biomass burning, stubble burning, and emissions from industries. Based on the results obtained, the Delhi government will be able to take the necessary actions to curb the sources of pollution.
A team of IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Delhi, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) and IISER Mohali will execute the study in the national capital.
Shri Gopal Rai said that “The technology to carry out real-time source apportionment of pollution has not been implemented in any other city in the country.”
He added, “With today’s approval from the Cabinet, the scientists will start working on this innovative project in full swing. This will go a long way in identifying the various factors contributing to Delhi pollution and resolving them.”
Dr Mukesh Sharma, the scientist at IIT Kanpur leading the study said – “The team from IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, TERI Delhi, and IISER Mohali is excited to partner with the Government of Delhi on this unique project which will provide daily and weekly forecasting of air quality, real-time diurnal source apportionment and suggest short-term daily and weekly actions to systematically assess, reduce and prevent air quality deterioration In Delhi for many years to come. The developed mobile laboratory will provide apportionment of the sources at multiple locations and this laboratory will be perhaps the first of its kind in the world.”
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