IIT Delhi sets up Centre to study air pollution in NCR region

IIT Delhi has set up a Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air (CERCA) to take up research to study air pollution issues in Delhi and NCR region.

This centre will promote scientific research on clean air issues and provide sustainable solutions to the problem of air pollution.

The centre has been set up with the help of Arun Duggal, an alumnus of IIT Delhi who has agreed to extend financial assistance for research programme, according to a release.


The Center will be a platform for undertaking multidisciplinary research projects by the faculty of IIT Delhi especially focused to study and resolve clear air issues in Delhi and NCR region. Besides providing scientific information to policy makers this will also give feedback on the effectiveness of various pollution management programmes.