Delhi CM inaugurated first smog tower at Baba Kharak Singh Marg. CM said that it has been designed using American technology.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India's first smog tower at Connaught place.
According to the statement, Delhi Chief Minister said," inaugurating the smog tower at Baba Kharak Singh Marg." Kejriwal said that it has been designed using American technology which will suck the polluted air from the top, filter out pollutants and release the clean air from the bottom. He also said that this is among the Delhi Government's many efforts to improve the air quality of the city. We are operating this on a trial basis and in terms of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) will be monitoring how effective it is. He said if it proved successful, more such towers will be set up on the cross Delhi, this has been developed under expert supervision of scientists from IIT Bombay. "We are hopeful that it will yield the desired results," he added.
As per the information, another such smog tower is coming up at Anand Vihar. It has been constructed by the central pollution control board and is likely to be inaugurated by 31st August.
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