New Delhi: Chairman of Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a 24-meter anti-fog tower in Connaught Place on Monday.
It is believed to be able to clean up to 1,000 cubic meters of air every second and rendering one kilometer square more breathing.
CM says IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi, both collaborators in this project, will conduct a study to determine the efficacy of the tower in limiting PM10 and PM2.5 pollution.
Photo: Delhi gets Smog Smog Towerther India, with Tata Projects Limited, NBCC and Minnesota University as other collaborators, supported by 40 fans and consists of more than 5,000 filters.
While the smaller “anti-fog” tower is installed in the past in Lajpat Nagar, Krishna Nagar and Gandhi Nagar, which in Connaught Place is the biggest prototype.
“This is a big step in the Delhi government fight against air pollution,” Kejriwal said, inaugurating the installation.
“Supported by technology from the US that has never been seen before in India, this anti-fog tower is the first of its kind in this country.
The tower will be able to clean 1,000 cubic meters of air per second and it is hoped that the area will see rapid changes in air quality Because of the tower.
“He said that two IIT analyzed data and submitted a report on the effectiveness of the pilot project and if the results proved to be satisfactory, the model can be replicated in other parts of Delhi.
Tata project establishes anti-fog tower, with NBCC providing consultations.
University of IITS and Minnesota, who installed similar towers in China, provide expertise for RS 20-Crore projects.
Kejriwal said the Delhi government’s efforts have reduced the concentration of the annual average of the city from 324ppm in 2014 to 187ppm this year and the PM2.5 level of 149ppm in 2014 to 101ppm in 2021.
ranked under PM10 and 60ppm for PM10 and 60ppm acceptable.
CM said he would receive a report on the performance of the tower every month.
The Minister of Environment Delhi Gopal Rai, was present at the inauguration, said the state government was committed to fighting pollution.
“So the rainy season ends, the tower will function at full capacity and then experts from IIT-D and IIT-B will begin their research on the efficacy,” Rai said.
But experts argue against the concept of anti-fog tower, asking for funds to be used to increase public transportation or reduce pollution sources.
Tanushree Ganguly, leading the program, the energy council, the environment and water, shows that there is no scientific evidence even abroad in the Asmak tower to be a viable solution to filter bad outside air.
“The effectiveness of the Knog tower must be strictly analyzed by the state government and data must be led,” Ganguly said.
“Only once evidence of the use is available if the state and other parts of the country consider investing in more towers like that.” Ganguly said that instead of investing in unproven technology, Delhi must provide an example by directing funds to strengthen monitoring of construction sites and industrial units, improve waste management in the city and prioritize health risk communication.
There was similar thoughts expressed by Santosh Harish from the policy research center.
He said the costs incurred in the smog tower were better spent on cutting emissions in the source.
Ronak Sutaria, CEO, award science, noted that there were fees involved not only in establishing towers, but also run it.
Low-powered 2 meter industrial fans generally consume 24 kilowatts per hour of energy, which means each is approximately 24 tons, said Sutaria.
“There are 40 fans who ran in the Smog Tower,” he added.