150 purifiers planned at Nehru Park

New Delhi, June 28 -- The Delhi government will install 150 outdoor air purifiers at Nehru Park in a pilot project aimed at creating the city's first "clean air zone," environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, outlining a plan that experts called unviable and impractical. Sirsa said the devices, upto nine-feet-tall PM 2.5 particulate matter filters, will be spread across the 85-acre park and maintain "good" air quality even during peak pollution periods. "This is part of the government's efforts to improve air quality in the city," Sirsa told HT. Each purifier will cover approximately 600sqm and requires NDMC's approval before installation can begin.P7

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