On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the “country’s first pollution tower” in Connaught Place, saying it will be a landmark. If the pilot project is successful, many more similar structures may be built around the city. He also stated that owing to the efforts made in recent years, PM2.5 concentrations in the national capital have decreased from 150 micrograms per cubic meter to 100 g/m, and PM10 concentrations have decreased from 300 g/m to 150 g/m.
Fine particles known as PM 2.5 penetrate deep into the body and fuel inflammation in the lungs and respiratory tract, increasing the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as well as a weakened immune system. “Polluted air will be sucked from above and clean air will be released from below. It has the capacity to cleanse 1,000 cubic metres of air per second “According to Kejriwal.
It is being applied on an experimental basis because it is a novel technology. The pollution tower was erected by Tata Projects Limited (TPL) with technical assistance from IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi, analyzing the data. According to him, the project management consultant is NBCC India Ltd.
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“The data analysis will begin right away. Within a month, the first trends will be available. I’m also curious to see if we were successful or not “According to the chief minister. According to authorities, the almost 24-meter-high structure will assist enhance the air quality in a 1-kilometer radius. The Delhi cabinet authorized the pollution tower project in October of last year. The success of the smog tower will be determined after a two-year trial project. An official claimed that a control centre had been set up at the site to oversee its activities. The national government is constructing a 25-meter-high pollution tower in Anand Vihar, which will be operational by August 31.
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee manages the Connaught Place smog tower, whereas the Central Pollution Control Board governs the Anand Vihar smog tower. The two towers will each feature 1,200 air filters created by scientists at the University of Minnesota, which also assisted in constructing a 100-meter pollution tower in Xian, China. The smog towers, which cost Rs 22 crore apiece, are expected to lower PM2.5 concentrations by 70% within a one-kilometer radius. In January of last year, the Supreme Court ordered the national government to build a smog tower in Anand Vihar to decrease pollution and the Delhi government to erect a similar structure in Connaught Place within three months.
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