Kanpur: The IIT-K and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has endorsed a project to provide valid information about the sources of air pollution in Delhi and also to generate forecasts for air pollution management.
The air quality will be deciphered a weekly, monthly as well as seasonal basis. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, molecular markers, secondary organic and inorganic aerosols will also be considered.
Monitoring oxides of nitrogen, ozone, sulphur dioxide, elemental carbon, organic carbon and other organic compounds will be part of the project.
Also, forecasting air quality and air quality index at various places within and outside Delhi will also be done.
The Delhi government will be the first to launch a study to trace and monitor the sources of air pollution on a real-time basis.
Kejriwal said that this can go a long way in identifying the various factors contributing to Delhi's pollution and addressing those factors.
A state-of-the-art mobile air quality laboratory will be developed.
Professor Mukesh Sharma of IIT Kanpur submitted the detailed proposal for the project, which will be executed by a team of IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IISER Mohali and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Acting as the nodal agency, the DPCC will finalise the terms of reference and payment conditions for the study.
