In a bid to get cohesive data about high pollutant values at different locations in the city, the Delhi Government will install more air monitoring meters. Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday reviewed the progress of work in a meeting on strengthening of network of Ambient Air Quality monitoring in Delhi.
“There will be new 20 new monitoring stations in Delhi and these stations will start working before this year’s winter,” said a Delhi Government official.
Senior officials of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) were present during discussions and it was informed that “All the monitoring stations will be functional before the peak pollution season sets in this year. Processing of tenders has already started and this process will be completed by month of April,” the official said further.
The station will monitor eight parameters namely PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2, CO, Benzene, Ammonia and Ozone.
“Department of Environment will complete the tendering process by the month of April for which the consultancy wing of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is working as bid manager,” the official added. Currently, six air quality monitors are working in six location of city.