Gurgaon: Automatic weather stations will soon be installed in more than 60 locations in Twin Gurgaon and Faridabad districts while air quality monitoring stations will appear in at least 26 areas that will allow more calibration of localized and expert weather data.
Metropolitan Gurugram Development Authority (GMDA) recently floated tenders that invite electronic offers from bidders who qualify for supply, installation, commission, operations, and maintenance services from continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS).
According to GMDA officials, the company chosen for the project must install automatic weather stations in 37 locations – 24 in Gurgaon and 13 in Faridabad.
It will also install automatic weather stations with pressure sensors and air quality monitoring stations each at 26 others -16 each in Gurgaon and 10 each in Faridabad.
The company chosen must also supply and install two 24×7 data display panels in Gurgaon and Faridabad.Last Year, GMDA and the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) have an agreement letter (LOA) for the project.
Under the agreement, both institutions must jointly build automated high density weather stations (AWS) or automatic rain gauge (ARG) and air quality monitoring networks in two districts to allow “high-resolution warning and warning services”.
At present, the air quality monitor and sensor are installed in 23 areas on the Gurgaon screen and the air quality in the other five.
“While the existing air quality monitor and other devices are in a limited location, below this plan we intend to install devices in almost every sector.
We will get local data, such as in areas where there are more pollution and there are fewer ones, so Mitigation measures can be taken, “Yadav Subhash Chander, additional CEO, urban environment division has also been discussed at the eighth meeting of GMDA last year where the agenda has stated that the objectives of the monitoring system will” measure environmental aspects through modern technology “.
The device for automatic weather stations, officials said, will be set above the pole and will measure “weather parameters four to five”.
Air quality monitoring sensors will also be affixed to them.
“Installation will not take a lot of time and the work will be completed in two to three months after it starts.
The location has been identified.
The device is largely entered into community or government buildings, all areas are closed so they cannot be damaged,” said Yadav.