Noida: Targeting the First State Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT), which has appeared at the Green Belt of Dnd Expressway near the film City Sector 16, starting on Monday, the official authority of Noida.
Minister of Union Heavy Industry Mahendra Nath Pandey is expected to inaugurate the tower on Wednesday.
While an area within a radius of about one square kilometer from the tower will immediately benefit, officials are located in the vicinity – 16, 16a, 17, 17A, 18, DND and Noida-Greater Noida Expressway -Are also arranged to obtain.
“Polyotype air control tower prototype is being arranged in an area of ​​20mx20m with a diameter of 4.5 meters on the island of traffic between Flyway DND and slip road to Noida Expressway.
Pollution is the maximum level in this field because of high traffic volume on DND, Noida Expressway, In addition to the high concentration of offices and closeness with the Central Market.
The original APCT will help reduce the problem of increased air pollution in the city, “Rajeev Tyagi, the head of the Noida Authority General Manager, told TII.
Since Diwali, Noida, like some Delhi and other NCR cities, have grappled with dangerous air quality.
On Monday, Aqi was recorded at 338 in Noida while 317 in Greater Noida.
According to the CEO of Noida Authority, Maheshwari, air pollution during the November winter months to January every year has led the authority to develop a plan to form an APCT, regardless of steps such as water sprinkling and fine on construction sites.
“The air quality index (AQI) deteriorates to the level of 320 to 400 during these months, especially after Diwali, shows the quality of harmful air and is a serious problem for the health of the locals,” Maheshwari said.
Tower, built at a cost of Rs 4 Crore by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel), will suck polluted air and filters, installed on the base, will capture the particles, officials said.
Air, free of all particles, then will be released from the top of the material particles, in the form of dust, will be collected in the hopper at the base of the APCT and will be removed regularly, officials added.
The operational costs of RS 37 lakh per year will be borne equally by Noida and Bhel authorities, officials added.
APCT, officials said, also equipped with four fans, each with a capacity of 20,000 m3 / hour and three types of air filters – demister filter (provided on the inlet side before feeding air into the room and considering the temperature around and considering the fog during the season Cold), PM 2.5 Pleated filters and activated carbon filters to clean dust fog and dangerous gases.
This tower also has an automatic jet type dust cleaning system to clean the PM 2.5 filter periodically regularly.
“When cleaning, dust falls and collected at the bottom in the drum / container, which will be repeated manually and discarded,” said Dr.
Balvir Talwar, said Executive Director Bhel.
He added that the complete system of power identification expenses around 100 kW and consumption expected around 75 kW.