Delhi gets India's first smog tower to combat pollution
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Smog tower at Connaught Place
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the country's first smog tower at Connaught Place in Delhi on August 23 and said it will prove to be a milestone and many such structures can be installed in the city if the pilot project yields results.
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Purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second
"This is the first such smog tower in the country. It's a new technology. We have imported it from the US. The structure will suck polluted air from above and release clean air from below. It will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second," Kejriwal told.
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Who built it
Tata Projects Limited (TPL) built the smog tower with technical support from IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi, which will analyse its data. NBCC India Ltd. is the project management consultant.
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Functioning analysis
"The experts will analyse the functioning of the smog tower and tell us if it is effective. If it is successful, many such smog towers can be installed across Delhi. If not, we will work on some other technology... I think it will prove to be a milestone," he added. "Data analysis will start immediately. The initial trends will be available within a month... I am also excited to know if we succeeded or not," the chief minister said.
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Radius
The over 24-metre-tall structure will help improve air quality in a radius of around 1 km.