New Delhi: After the smoke tower became operational at Connaught Place on August 23, the tower was 20m higher – the main facility was mainly Delhi – inaugurated on Tuesday at Anand Vihar, which was one of the most polluted location locations.
Funded by the center, this tower in East Delhi has also been developed on the same methodology as the CP Tower, Delhi government project.
Minister of Union for the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav almost inaugurated him on a second international day for the blue sky.
He hopes the pilot project will produce useful results and increase efforts to improve air quality.
The tower, proposed by IIT-Bombay, is a type of downdraft – polluted air comes from the top of the tower and clean air out of the bottom – for local reducing PM2.5 and PM10.
Filter system, novel geometry filtration system, has been designed by the University of Minnesota, and works with efficiency of 90%.
The forty fan unit has been installed to provide an air flow level designed 1,000m3 / second.
This tower has been built by the Tata Limited project with NBCC (India) Ltd as a project management consultant.
IIT-Bombay, working with IIT-Delhi, will validate its performance.
According to officials, his performance must be evaluated for two years.
“Advisory Committee, led by the Chairman of the Central Polution Control Board and consists of experts from IIT, Neer, Moef & CC, Indian engineers Limited, NTPC and the NBCC, have been based on overseeing progress, reviewing performance and enhancement guidelines and optimization.
Committee too Has decided on operating hours, “said Ministry statement.
The previous outdoor air cleaners were installed in Lajpat Nagar, Krishna Nagar and Gandhi Nagar.
Tanushree Ganguly, leading the Energy Council, Environment and Water program, however, said “There is no scientific evidence that shows that the absorbing tower can be effective in cleaning the air.
Data from all towers recently installed must be opened for independent evaluation” before regulating more the facility.
“The solution to air pollution lies in increasing air pollution monitoring, building a better understanding of air pollution data and sources, increasing the capacity of institutions responsible for managing air quality, educating ordinary people, and strengthening our regular regime,” he emphasized.